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

  1. conquered, subdued, lose; not as as; lost

Ancestry of “kalah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykalahdefeated; conquered, subdued, lose; not as as
2Proto-Austronesianalaqfetch; get; take

Words derived from “kalah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian alaq →Every word from Malay kalah →