Where does “basar” come from?

basar (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

basar (North Moluccan Malay): large

Definitions

  1. large

Ancestry of “basar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesarbig, large; big
2Proto-Malayic*bəsar—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *bəsar →Every word from Malay besar →
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