Where does “badaʼ” come from?

badaʼ (Makasar) comes from Malay badak, from Javanese ꦧꦝꦏ꧀.

badaʼ (Makasar): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “badaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybadakrhinoceros
2Javaneseꦧꦝꦏ꧀—
Every word from Javanese ꦧꦝꦏ꧀ →Every word from Malay badak →
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