Where does “terlambat” come from?

terlambat (Malay) comes from Malay ter-, from Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

terlambat (Malay): too late; already late; delayed happening or arriving after the expected or proper time

Definitions

too late; already late; delayed happening or arriving after the expected or proper time

Ancestry of “terlambat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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-	—

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