Where does “obat” come from?
obat (Indonesian) comes from Old Javanese uwat, from Malay ubat, from Proto-Malayic ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ubat.
obat (Indonesian): medicine, a substance which specifically promotes...
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- medicine, a substance which specifically promotes...
Ancestry of “obat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | uwat | — |
| 2 | Malay | ubat | medicine |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | ubat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ubat | — |