Where does “pelawak” come from?
pelawak (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian per-, from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.
pelawak (Indonesian): comedian, clown, jester, mime
Definitions
- comedian, clown, jester, mime
Ancestry of “pelawak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | per- | Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with... |
| 2 | Malay | per- | abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *paR- | derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns |