Where does “berhadapan silang” come from?

berhadapan silang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian berhadapan, from Malay hadap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

berhadapan silang (Indonesian): decussate

Definitions

  1. decussate

Ancestry of “berhadapan silang”, step by step

berhadapan silang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian berhadapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberhadapanto face or confront each other
2Malayhadapto face
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront

via Tagalog silang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsilangmountain pass; narrow path along the side of a...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Malay hadap →Every word from Indonesian berhadapan →