Etymology Explorer
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Where does “baik” come from?
baik (Betawi) comes from Malay baik, from Proto-Malayic *bait.
Ancestry of “baik”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
baik
good; okay; decent
2
Proto-Malayic
*bait
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Words derived from “baik”
békin
bikin
membikin
bikin
bikinan
bikinin
ngebikin
membikin
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