Where does “biarin” come from?

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

biarin (Indonesian): let it be/go, let him/her/them, never mind, whatever, so what, no matter, don’t worry about it, don't bother

Definitions

  1. let it be/go, let him/her/them, never mind, whatever, so what, no matter, don’t worry about it, don't bother

Ancestry of “biarin”, step by step

biarin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian biar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbiarto let; to allow
2MalaybiarTo let; to allow
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbihaʀcaptive, one taken alive in war

via Indonesian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianin—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bihaʀ →Every word from Malay biar →Every word from Indonesian biar →