Where does “Bahasa” come from?

Bahasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.

Bahasa (Indonesian): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “Bahasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybahasalanguage; decorum, appropriate social behavior
2Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
3Sanskritभाष—

Words derived from “Bahasa”

Every word from Sanskrit भाष →Every word from Sanskrit भाषा →Every word from Malay bahasa →