Where does “garis keras” come from?

garis keras (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian keras, from Malay keras, from Classical Malay keras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəʀas — hard.

garis keras (Indonesian): hard line a firm stance or policy on which one will not compromise

Definitions

  1. hard line a firm stance or policy on which one will not compromise

Ancestry of “garis keras”, step by step

garis keras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian keras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankerasrigid; firm; stiff; hard; Difficult to cut or...
2Malaykerashard, stiff; rigid, inflexible; obstinate
3Classical Malaykeras—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kəʀashard

via Indonesian garis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangarisline, dash, stripe
2Malaygarisline, dash, stripe
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karis—

Words derived from “garis keras”

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