Where does “seperak” come from?

seperak (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian perak, from Malay Perak, from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

seperak (Indonesian): a silver

Definitions

  1. a silver

Ancestry of “seperak”, step by step

seperak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian perak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianperaksilver; coin, rupiah
2MalayPeraksilver metal
3MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
4Proto-Malayicpirak—

via Indonesian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianse—
Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →Every word from Malay pirak →Every word from Malay Perak →
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