Where does “biar” come from?

biar (Indonesian) comes from Malay biar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bihaʀ — captive, one taken alive in war.

biar (Indonesian): to let; to allow

Definitions

  1. to let; to allow

Ancestry of “biar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaybiarTo let; to allow
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbihaʀcaptive, one taken alive in war

Words derived from “biar”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bihaʀ →Every word from Malay biar →