Where does “belas” come from?

belas (Iban) comes from Malay belas, from Javanese welas.

belas (Iban): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “belas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—
Every word from Javanese welas →Every word from Malay belas →
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