Where does “barang” come from?

barang (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay barang — marker used to denote indefiniteness.

barang (North Moluccan Malay): item; stuff; thing

Definitions

  1. item; stuff; thing

Ancestry of “barang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybarangmarker used to denote indefiniteness
Every word from Malay barang →