Where does “walas” come from?

walas (Ngaju) comes from Malay belas, from Javanese welas.

walas (Ngaju): -teen

Definitions

  1. -teen

Ancestry of “walas”, step by step

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