Where does “maling” come from?

maling (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦩꦭꦶꦁ, from Old Javanese maliṅ — thief.

maling (Indonesian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “maling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦩꦭꦶꦁthief
2Old Javanesemaliṅthief

Words derived from “maling”

Every word from Old Javanese maliṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦩꦭꦶꦁ →
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