Where does “pagar sesat” come from?

pagar sesat (Malay) comes from Malay pagar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager.

pagar sesat (Malay): maze, labyrinth

Definitions

  1. maze, labyrinth

Ancestry of “pagar sesat”, step by step

pagar sesat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pagar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypagarfence; fence, hedge
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pager—

via Malay sesat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysesatlost (unable to find one's way)
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager →Every word from Malay pagar →