Where does “welas” come from?

welas (Banjarese) comes from Javanese ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese wĕlas — compassion, pity, sympathy.

welas (Banjarese): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “welas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀pity
2Old Javanesewĕlascompassion, pity, sympathy
Every word from Old Javanese wĕlas →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ →