Where does “bahasa asli” come from?
bahasa asli (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian Bahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
bahasa asli (Indonesian): native language
Ancestry of “bahasa asli”, step by step
bahasa asli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian Bahasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Bahasa | language |
| 2 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |
via Turkish asli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | asli | real, authentic, genuine |
| 2 | Urdu | اصلی | original; fundamental; basic |
| 3 | Classical Persian | اَصْلِی | — |