Where does “palsu” come from?

palsu (Malay) comes from Portuguese falso, from Old Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

palsu (Malay): false; fake; Not real; fraudulent; fake

Definitions

  1. false; fake; Not real; fraudulent; fake

Ancestry of “palsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefalsofalse; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...
2Old Portuguesefalso—
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “palsu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →