Where does “bersentuhan” come from?

bersentuhan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sentuh, from Malay sentuh — to touch.

bersentuhan (Indonesian): to make contact (physically), with each other

Definitions

  1. to make contact (physically), with each other

Ancestry of “bersentuhan”, step by step

bersentuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sentuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansentuhto touch
2Malaysentuhto touch

via Indonesian ber- -an

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