Where does “besaran” come from?
besaran (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian besar, from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.
besaran (Indonesian): magnitude
Ancestry of “besaran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | besar | big, large; Having a large physical extent from... |
| 2 | Malay | besar | big, large; big |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *bəsar | — |