mak

Malay

/maʔ/

noun

Definitions

(alternative form of) emak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əma-ʔ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əma-ʔ.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*əma-ʔ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

alamak English
Allah Malay
alamak Malay
cik Malay
emak Malay
mak cik Malay
*əma-ʔ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*əma-ʔ Proto-Malayic
*əma-ʔ Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
*əma-ʔ Proto-Malayo-Chamic
*əma-ʔ Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan

cik
emak
Allah
alamak
mak cik