Where does “betina” come from?
betina (Indonesian) comes from Malay betina, from Austronesian *ina.
betina (Indonesian): female; womanly
Ancestry of “betina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | betina | female; womanly |
| 2 | Austronesian | *ina | — |