Where does “bərat” come from?
bərat (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat — weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant.
bərat (Proto-Malayic): heavy
Definitions
- heavy
Ancestry of “bərat”, step by step
bərat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəʀəqat | weight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant |
via Proto-Austronesian *bəʀəqat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *bəʀəqat | — |