Where does “balik” come from?

balik (Indonesian) comes from Malay balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

balik (Indonesian): behind, rear, back-end

Definitions

  1. behind, rear, back-end

Ancestry of “balik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybalikback part, behind; to return, to turn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

Words derived from “balik”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →