Where does “talak” come from?

talak (Central Dusun) comes from Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

talak (Central Dusun): rice wine

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	arak	beer; An alcoholic beverage usually made from...
2	Classical Malay	ارق	—
3	Arabic	عَرَق	sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
4	Arabic	عرق	to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
5	Arabic	ر	second-person masculine singular active...
6	Arabic	رَأَى	to see