Where does “baie” come from?

baie (Afrikaans) comes from Malay banyak, from Old Malay vañak.

baie (Afrikaans): very, much; many, much

Definitions

  1. very, much; many, much

Ancestry of “baie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybanyakmany, much, a lot; very, excessively; amount
2Old Malayvañak—
Every word from Old Malay vañak →