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

Definitions

  1. to hope; to wish

Ancestry of “harap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayharapto hope; to wish
2Old Javaneseharepfront
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront

Words derived from “harap

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp
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