Where does “Bahasa” come from?
Bahasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
Ancestry of “Bahasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |