Where does “terlalu” come from?
terlalu (Malay) comes from Malay ter-, from Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.
terlalu (Malay): very; too much; excessive, exceedingly
Definitions
- very; too much; excessive, exceedingly
Ancestry of “terlalu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | ter- | agentless actions, such as those which are... |
| 2 | Classical Malay | ter- | for passive intransitive verb, agentless actions,... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tAr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taʀ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | taʀ- | — |
Words derived from “terlalu”