Where does “gila” come from?

gila (Indonesian) comes from Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila — wild, insane.

gila (Indonesian): crazy, insane

Definitions

  1. crazy, insane

Ancestry of “gila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygilamad; crazy, insane
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangilawild, insane

Words derived from “gila”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila →Every word from Malay gila →