Where does “berlebih” come from?

berlebih (Malay) comes from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

berlebih (Malay): to be in excess; to be more than enough; to be surplus or abundant

Definitions

  1. to be in excess; to be more than enough; to be surplus or abundant

Ancestry of “berlebih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylebihremainder
2Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
3Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləbih →Every word from Malay lebih →