Where does “bagara” come from?

bagara (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay bergarah, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

bagara (North Moluccan Malay): to move

Definitions

  1. to move

Ancestry of “bagara”, step by step

bagara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay bergarah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybergarahto make fun of, to ridicule, to tease
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple

via Malay bergerak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybergerak—
2Classical Malaybergerakto move; to start, to begin; moving
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →Every word from Malay bergarah →