Where does “banyaa” come from?

banyaa (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from Malay banyak, from Old Malay vañak.

banyaa (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): much

Definitions

  1. much

Ancestry of “banyaa”, step by step

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