Where does “kalai” come from?

kalai (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay kelahi, from Sanskrit कलह — strife, contention, quarrel, fight.

kalai (North Moluccan Malay): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “kalai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykelahi—
2Sanskritकलहstrife, contention, quarrel, fight
Every word from Sanskrit कलह →Every word from Malay kelahi →