Where does “bagus” come from?
bagus (Indonesian) comes from Malay bagus, from Proto-Malayic bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.
bagus (Indonesian): handsome; good
Ancestry of “bagus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | bagus | handsome; good |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | bagus | handsome |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | bagus | handsome |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *bagus | — |