Where does “begkas” come from?

begkas (Ida'an) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

begkas (Ida'an): husked rice

Definitions

  1. husked rice

Ancestry of “begkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀasEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas