Where does “bermusuhan” come from?

bermusuhan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian musuh, from Malay musuh — enemy, foe.

bermusuhan (Indonesian): to be enemies (to each other)

Definitions

  1. to be enemies (to each other)

Ancestry of “bermusuhan”, step by step

bermusuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian musuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmusuhenemy, foe
2Malaymusuhenemy, foe

via Indonesian ber- -an

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