Where does “belanja” come from?

belanja (English) comes from Malay belanja, from Pali valañja.

belanja (English): To give someone a treat

Definitions

  1. To give someone a treat

Ancestry of “belanja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelanjaexpense; expenditure
2Palivalañja—
Every word from Pali valañja →Every word from Malay belanja →