Where does “berlangganan” come from?

berlangganan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian langgan, from Malay langgan — to be a regular customer or patron of a service.

berlangganan (Indonesian): subscription

Definitions

  1. subscription

Ancestry of “berlangganan”, step by step

berlangganan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian langgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlangganto be a regular customer
2Malaylangganto be a regular customer or patron of a service

via Indonesian ber- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianber- -anintransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of
Every word from Malay langganEvery word from Indonesian langgan
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