Where does “alas kubur” come from?

alas kubur (Malay) comes from Malay alas, from Javanese ꦲꦭꦱ꧀, from Kawi alas, from Proto-Malayic *halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

alas kubur (Malay): A person that carries other people's faults; scapegoat

Definitions

  1. A person that carries other people's faults; scapegoat

Ancestry of “alas kubur”, step by step

alas kubur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalasbase, framework, layer, pad, foundation; base,...
2Javaneseꦲꦭꦱ꧀forest; fields outside a village
3Kawialas—
4Proto-Malayic*halas—
5Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods

via Malay kubur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuburgraves, tombs; grave: an excavation in the earth...
2Arabicقُبُور—
3Arabicقَبْرgrave, tomb

Words derived from “alas kubur”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayic *halas →Every word from Kawi alas →