Where does “kalah” come from?
kalah (Indonesian) comes from Malay kalah, from Proto-Austronesian alaq — fetch; get; take.
kalah (Indonesian): conquered, subdued, lose; not as as; lost
Definitions
- conquered, subdued, lose; not as as; lost
Ancestry of “kalah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kalah | defeated; conquered, subdued, lose; not as as |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | alaq | fetch; get; take |