Amok comes from a Malay word for ‘frenzied’
How did you even know such things?
I have a titbit to contribute: launch has Malay origins. First known use was in 1696, possibly derived from Spanish or Portuguese lancha (barge), which was in turn inspired from the Malay lancharan (boat)
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Oh you lived in Indonesia before. Which part?
I’m curious to know @Oxbitcoiner’s response to the syphilis remark.
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