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Where does “bela” come from?

bela (Malay) comes from Kawi bela, from Sanskrit वेला — time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen.

bela (Malay): to look after

Definitions

  1. to look after

Ancestry of “bela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kawibela—
2Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen

Words derived from “bela”

  • bela
  • bela
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