Where does “besar” come from?

besar (Indonesian) comes from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

besar (Indonesian): big, large; Having a large physical extent from...

Definitions

  1. big, large; Having a large physical extent from...

Ancestry of “besar”, step by step

besar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay besar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesarbig, large; big
2Proto-Malayic*bəsar—

via Javanese besar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesebesar—

Words derived from “besar”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *bəsar →Every word from Malay besar →