Where does “hari lahir” come from?

hari lahir (Malay) comes from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

hari lahir (Malay): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “hari lahir”, step by step

hari lahir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhariday
2Proto-Malayicariday
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
4Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

via Malay lahir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylahirto be born; clear, visible; exterior, outward
2Classical Malaylahir—
3Arabicظاهِر—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →