Where does “berpacaran” come from?

berpacaran (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pacar, from Malay pacar — henna.

berpacaran (Indonesian): to date: to have a steady relationship with [each other]; to be romantically involved with [each other]

Definitions

  1. to date: to have a steady relationship with [each other]; to be romantically involved with [each other]

Ancestry of “berpacaran”, step by step

berpacaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pacar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpacarhenna
2Malaypacarhenna

via Indonesian ber- -an

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