Where does “berbanding terbalik” come from?

berbanding terbalik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian terbalik, from Malay terbalik — inverted.

berbanding terbalik (Indonesian): inversely proportional

Definitions

  1. inversely proportional

Ancestry of “berbanding terbalik”, step by step

berbanding terbalik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian terbalik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianterbalikoverturned, turned over
2Malayterbalikinverted

via Indonesian berbanding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberbanding—
Every word from Malay terbalik →Every word from Indonesian terbalik →