Where does “botak” come from?

botak (Indonesian) comes from Malay botak, from Malay butak, from Proto-Turkic *būta- — to cut branches.

botak (Indonesian): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “botak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybotakbald
2MalaybutakObsolete form of botak
3Proto-Turkic*būta-to cut branches
Every word from Proto-Turkic *būta- →Every word from Malay butak →Every word from Malay botak →