Where does “harap” come from?
harap (Indonesian) comes from Malay harap, from Old Javanese harep, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.
harap (Indonesian): to hope; to wish
Ancestry of “harap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | harap | to hope; to wish |
| 2 | Old Javanese | harep | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qadəp | front |