Where does “bersinggungan” come from?

bersinggungan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian singgung, from Malay singgung — to bump.

bersinggungan (Indonesian): to intersect

Definitions

  1. to intersect

Ancestry of “bersinggungan”, step by step

bersinggungan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian singgung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansinggungto offend
2Malaysinggungto bump

via Indonesian ber- -an

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