Where does “besar” come from?

besar (Classical Malay) comes from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

besar (Classical Malay): big; big, large; Having a large physical extent...

Definitions

  1. big; big, large; Having a large physical extent...

Ancestry of “besar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesarbig, large; big
2Proto-Malayic*bəsar—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *bəsar →Every word from Malay besar →