Where does “akar” come from?

akar (Sasak) comes from Malay akar, from Proto-Malayic akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

akar (Sasak): Alternative form of akah

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of akah

Ancestry of “akar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayakarroot
2Proto-Malayicakarroot of plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ