Where does “bercanda” come from?

bercanda (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ber-, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

bercanda (Indonesian): to joke, to tell a joke, to make a joke

Definitions

  1. to joke, to tell a joke, to make a joke

Ancestry of “bercanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Indonesian ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →