Where does “lebih” come from?

lebih (Indonesian) comes from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

lebih (Indonesian): more, to a greater degree or extent

Definitions

  1. more, to a greater degree or extent

Ancestry of “lebih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylebihremainder
2Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
3Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—

Words derived from “lebih”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləbih →Every word from Malay lebih →