Where does “beliau” come from?

beliau (Malay) comes from Malay belia, from Sanskrit बाल्य, from Sanskrit बाल — boy; child; fool, simpleton; childish, immature.

beliau (Malay): he, she someone highly respected or of high status

Definitions

  1. he, she someone highly respected or of high status

Ancestry of “beliau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelia—
2Sanskritबाल्यboyhood, childhood, infancy
3Sanskritबालboy; child; fool, simpleton; childish, immature

Words derived from “beliau”

Every word from Sanskrit बाल →Every word from Sanskrit बाल्य →Every word from Malay belia →