Where does “besaran” come from?

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

besaran (Indonesian): magnitude

Definitions

  1. magnitude

Ancestry of “besaran”, step by step

besaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian besar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbesarbig, large; Having a large physical extent from...
2Malaybesarbig, large; big
3Proto-Malayic*bəsar—

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *bəsar →Every word from Malay besar →Every word from Indonesian besar →