Where does “berat” come from?

berat (Indonesian) comes from Malay berat, from Proto-Malayic bərat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat — weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant.

berat (Indonesian): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “berat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberatweight
2Proto-Malayicbəratheavy
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant

Words derived from “berat

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqatEvery word from Proto-Malayic bəratEvery word from Malay berat
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