Where does “berat” come from?

berat (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic bərat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat — weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant.

berat (Iban): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “berat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbəratheavy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat →Every word from Proto-Malayic bərat →
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