Where does “batal” come from?

batal (Indonesian) comes from Classical Malay بتل, from Arabic بَطَلَ, from Proto-Semitic baṭal- — to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...

batal (Indonesian): void, invalid

Definitions

  1. void, invalid

Ancestry of “batal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayبتل—
2Arabicبَطَلَto be vain, to be false
3Proto-Semiticbaṭal-to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...

Words derived from “batal”

Every word from Proto-Semitic baṭal- →Every word from Arabic بَطَلَ →Every word from Classical Malay بتل →