Where does “bercat” come from?

bercat (Malay) comes from Malay cat, from Min Nan 漆.

bercat (Malay): painted; coloured with substances like paint

Definitions

  1. painted; coloured with substances like paint

Ancestry of “bercat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycatpaint
2Min Nan
Every word from Min Nan Every word from Malay cat