Where does “terlalu” come from?

terlalu (Indonesian) comes from Malay terlalu, from Malay ter-, from Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

terlalu (Indonesian): very; too much; excessive, exceedingly

Definitions

  1. very; too much; excessive, exceedingly

Ancestry of “terlalu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterlaluvery; too much; excessive, exceedingly
2Malayter-agentless actions, such as those which are...
3Classical Malayter-for passive intransitive verb, agentless actions,...
4Proto-MalayictAr-—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-—
6Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-—

Words derived from “terlalu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ- →Every word from Malay ter- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- →