Where does “kalah” come from?

kalah (West Makian) comes from Indonesian kalah, from Malay kalah, from Proto-Austronesian alaq — fetch; get; take.

kalah (West Makian): to lose, to be defeated

Definitions

  1. to lose, to be defeated

Ancestry of “kalah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankalahconquered, subdued, lose; not as as; lost
2Malaykalahdefeated; conquered, subdued, lose; not as as
3Proto-Austronesianalaqfetch; get; take
Every word from Proto-Austronesian alaq →Every word from Malay kalah →Every word from Indonesian kalah →