Where does “baleh” come from?

baleh (Minangkabau) comes from Malay belas, from Javanese welas.

baleh (Minangkabau): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “baleh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—
Every word from Javanese welas →Every word from Malay belas →