Where does “melabur” come from?
melabur (Malay) comes from Old French labur, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
melabur (Malay): to invest
Definitions
- to invest
Ancestry of “melabur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | labur | labor; work; toil |
| 2 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 3 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 4 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 5 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |