Where does “nilai batas lulus” come from?

nilai batas lulus (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian nilai, from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

nilai batas lulus (Indonesian): pass mark: the minimum mark which a candidate must achieve in order to be deemed to have successfully passed the assessment

Definitions

  1. pass mark: the minimum mark which a candidate must achieve in order to be deemed to have successfully passed the assessment

Ancestry of “nilai batas lulus”, step by step

nilai batas lulus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian nilai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannilaivalue, grade, mark; score, grade, mark; value,...
2Tamilநிலைcondition, state, situation; place, seat,...
3Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
4Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
5Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Indonesian batas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbataslimit; border
2Malaybatasboundary; limit; limit; border

via Indonesian lulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlulusto go/get through, to penetrate
Every word from Tamil தொலை