Where does “barat” come from?

barat (Central Melanau) comes from Malay barat, from Proto-Malayic barat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.

barat (Central Melanau): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “barat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybaratwest
2Proto-Malayicbaratwest
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhabaʀatsouthwest monsoon
4Proto-AustronesianSabaʀateast or south wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic barat →