Where does “persegi” come from?

persegi (Malay) comes from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

persegi (Malay): square

Definitions

  1. square

Ancestry of “persegi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
2Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →