Where does “besar” come from?

besar (Old Javanese) comes from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

besar (Old Javanese): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “besar”, 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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