Where does “blaih” come from?

blaih (Acehnese) comes from Malay belas, from Javanese welas.

blaih (Acehnese): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “blaih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—
Every word from Javanese welas →Every word from Malay belas →
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