Where does “bercakap” come from?

bercakap (Malay) comes from Indonesian ber-, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

bercakap (Malay): to speak, to talk

Definitions

  1. to speak, to talk

Ancestry of “bercakap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Indonesian ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →