Where does “lewat” come from?

lewat (Indonesian) comes from Malay lewat, from Proto-Malayic *liwat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat.

lewat (Indonesian): to pass

Definitions

  1. to pass

Ancestry of “lewat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylewatto pass by; to pass over
2Proto-Malayic*liwat—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaliwat—

Words derived from “lewat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat →Every word from Proto-Malayic *liwat →Every word from Malay lewat →