Where does “bassar” come from?

bassar (Mandar) comes from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

bassar (Mandar): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “bassar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesarbig, large; big
2Proto-Malayic*bəsar
Every word from Proto-Malayic *bəsarEvery word from Malay besar