Where does “bersalah” come from?

bersalah (Malay) comes from Malay salah, from Proto-Malayic salah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

bersalah (Malay): to make a mistake

Definitions

  1. to make a mistake

Ancestry of “bersalah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysalahfalse, wrong; A violation of God's will or...
2Proto-Malayicsalahwrong, false
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic salah →Every word from Malay salah →