Where does “tolak” come from?

tolak (Indonesian) comes from Malay tolak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tolak (Indonesian): to reject

Definitions

  1. to reject

Ancestry of “tolak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytolakto push
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel

Words derived from “tolak”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak →Every word from Malay tolak →