Where does “besai” come from?

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

besai (Iban): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “besai”, step by step

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