Where does “barat” come from?

barat (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.

barat (Proto-Malayic): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “barat”, step by step

barat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhabaʀatsouthwest monsoon
2Proto-AustronesianSabaʀateast or south wind

via Proto-Austronesian *habaʀat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*habaʀat—

Words derived from “barat”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat →