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Where does “atau” come from?
atau (Indonesian) comes from Malay atau, from Sanskrit अथवा — or, rather.
atau
(Indonesian): or
Definitions
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Ancestry of “atau”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
atau
or
2
Sanskrit
अथवा
or, rather
Words derived from “atau”
dan/atau
datau
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