Where does “biar” come from?

biar (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bihaʀ — captive, one taken alive in war.

biar (Malay): To let; to allow

Definitions

  1. To let; to allow

Ancestry of “biar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbihaʀcaptive, one taken alive in war

Words derived from “biar”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bihaʀ →