Where does “pusat berat” come from?

pusat berat (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian berat, from Malay berat, from Proto-Malayic bərat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat — weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant.

pusat berat (Indonesian): centre of gravity

Definitions

  1. centre of gravity

Ancestry of “pusat berat”, step by step

pusat berat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian berat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberatheavy
2Malayberatweight
3Proto-Malayicbəratheavy
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant

via Indonesian pusat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpusatcenter, centre
2Malaypusatnavel
3Proto-Malayic*pusət—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpusəjnavel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat →