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Where does “baharu” come from?

baharu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic baharu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.

baharu (Malay): new; obsolete spelling of baru

Definitions

  1. new; obsolete spelling of baru

Ancestry of “baharu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbaharunew
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀu—
3Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuh—

Words derived from “baharu”

  • baru
  • baroe
  • baharoe
  • baharu
  • Tahun Baru
  • baru
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh →