Where does “baik” come from?

baik (Indonesian) comes from Malay baik, from Proto-Malayic *bait.

baik (Indonesian): good; decent; okay

Definitions

  1. good; decent; okay

Ancestry of “baik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybaikgood; okay; decent
2Proto-Malayic*bait—

Words derived from “baik”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *bait →Every word from Malay baik →