Where does “belas” come from?

belas (Malay) comes from Javanese welas.

belas (Malay): -teen; clemency, pity

Definitions

  1. -teen; clemency, pity

Ancestry of “belas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesewelas

Words derived from “belas

Every word from Javanese welas
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