Where does “beras” come from?
beras (Indonesian) comes from Malay beras, from Proto-Malayic bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.
beras (Indonesian): uncooked rice
Ancestry of “beras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | beras | uncooked rice |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | bəras | rice |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəʀas | rice |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bəʀas | rice |