Where does “بتل” come from?

بتل (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic بَطَلَ, from Proto-Semitic baṭal- — to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...

Ancestry of “بتل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَطَلَto be vain, to be false
2Proto-Semiticbaṭal-to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...

Words derived from “بتل

Every word from Proto-Semitic baṭal-