Where does “agas” come from?
agas (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Malay agas, from Classical Malay اڬس, from Proto-Malayic agas — sandfly.
agas (Bau Bidayuh): sandfly
Ancestry of “agas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | agas | sandfly |
| 2 | Classical Malay | اڬس | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | agas | sandfly |