Where does “binatang” come from?

binatang (Toba Batak) comes from Malay binatang, from Classical Malay binatang — animal.

binatang (Toba Batak): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “binatang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybinatanganimal
2Classical Malaybinatanganimal
Every word from Classical Malay binatang →Every word from Malay binatang →