Where does “bagaimana” come from?
bagaimana (Malay) comes from Malay bagai, from Haitian Creole bagay, from French bagage, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-.
bagaimana (Malay): how in what way or manner; by what means
Definitions
- how in what way or manner; by what means
Ancestry of “bagaimana”, step by step
bagaimana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay bagai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | bagai | like |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | bagay | thing |
| 3 | French | bagage | baggage; luggage |
| 4 | Old Norse | baggi | bag, pack, satchel, bundle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰak- | — |
via Malay manâ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | manâ | where interrogative: at or in what place. Incomplete without |