Where does “barek” come from?

barek (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic bərat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat — weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant.

barek (Minangkabau): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “barek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbəratheavy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat →Every word from Proto-Malayic bərat →