Where does “botak” come from?

botak (Malay) comes from Malay butak, from Proto-Turkic *būta- — to cut branches.

botak (Malay): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “botak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaybutakObsolete form of botak
2Proto-Turkic*būta-to cut branches

Words derived from “botak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *būta- →Every word from Malay butak →