Where does “sebesar” come from?
sebesar (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian besar, from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.
sebesar (Indonesian): of (used to indicate the number of quantities)
Definitions
- of (used to indicate the number of quantities)
Ancestry of “sebesar”, step by step
sebesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian besar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | besar | big, large; Having a large physical extent from... |
| 2 | Malay | besar | big, large; big |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *bəsar | — |
via Indonesian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | se | — |