Where does “alas” come from?
alas (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦲꦭꦱ꧀, from Kawi alas, from Proto-Malayic *halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.
alas (Malay): base, framework, layer, pad, foundation; base,...
Definitions
- base, framework, layer, pad, foundation; base,...
Ancestry of “alas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ | forest; fields outside a village |
| 2 | Kawi | alas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *halas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Salas | forest, wilderness, woods |
Words derived from “alas”