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Where does “bendera” come from?
bendera (Malay) comes from Portuguese bandeira, from Old Portuguese bandeira.
bendera
(Malay): flag
Definitions
flag
Ancestry of “bendera”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Portuguese
bandeira
flag; each journey or travel of the bandeirantes;...
2
Old Portuguese
bandeira
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Words derived from “bendera”
bendera
pari bendera
menira
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