Where does “bertambah” come from?

bertambah (Indonesian) comes from Malay bertambah, from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber- — having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple.

bertambah (Indonesian): To add

Definitions

  1. To add

Ancestry of “bertambah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaybertambahTo add
2Malayber-used to form stative verbs; having; -ed, -d,...
3Classical Malayber-having; -ed, -d; producing; multiple
Every word from Classical Malay ber- →Every word from Malay ber- →Every word from Malay bertambah →