Where does “bila” come from?
bila (Malay) comes from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला — time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen.
bila (Malay): when; if
Ancestry of “bila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Malay | vela | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेला | time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen |
Words derived from “bila”