Where does “melihat” come from?

melihat (Indonesian) comes from Malay melihat, from Malay lihat, from Proto-Malayic lihat — to see.

Ancestry of “melihat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymelihat—
2Malaylihatto look; to see; to watch
3Proto-Malayiclihatto see
Every word from Proto-Malayic lihat →Every word from Malay lihat →Every word from Malay melihat →