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
- however, nevertheless, anyhow
Ancestry of “walau bagaimanapun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | walau | and if; although |
| 2 | Arabic | ولو | even if, albeit |
| 3 | South Levantine Arabic | و | — |
| 4 | Arabic | وَ | and |
| 5 | Semitic | *wa | — |