Where does “bagaikan” come from?

bagaikan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bagai, from Malay bagai, from Haitian Creole bagay, from French bagage, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.

bagaikan (Indonesian): as, like

Definitions

  1. as, like

Ancestry of “bagaikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbagaiequal, counterpart
2Malaybagailike
3Haitian Creolebagaything
4Frenchbagagebaggage; luggage
5Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-