Where does “gaje” come from?

gaje (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jelas, from Malay jelas, from Proto-Malayic *jəlas.

gaje (Indonesian): weird; strange

Definitions

  1. weird; strange

Ancestry of “gaje”, step by step

gaje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian jelas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjelasclear
2MalayjelasClear
3Proto-Malayic*jəlas—

via Indonesian gak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangak—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *jəlas →Every word from Malay jelas →Every word from Indonesian jelas →