Where does “para” come from?

para (Indonesian) comes from Malay para, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀa.

para (Indonesian): some, the; the; present

Definitions

  1. some, the; the; present

Ancestry of “para”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayparadefinitive prefix used to denote that the word preceded is plural
2Proto-Austronesian*paʀa—

Words derived from “para”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paʀa →Every word from Malay para →