Where does “barat” come from?

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

barat (Iban): west compass point

Definitions

  1. west compass point

Ancestry of “barat”, step by step

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