Where does “walau bagaimanapun” come from?

walau bagaimanapun (Malay) comes from Malay walau, from Arabic ولو, from South Levantine Arabic و, from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

walau bagaimanapun (Malay): however, nevertheless, anyhow

Definitions

  1. however, nevertheless, anyhow

Ancestry of “walau bagaimanapun”, step by step

walau bagaimanapun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay walau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywalauand if; although
2Arabicولوeven if, albeit
3South Levantine Arabicوand
4Arabicوَand
5Semitic*wa—

via Malay bagaimanapun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybagaimanapunno matter how or what
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →Every word from South Levantine Arabic و →