Where does “bertambalan” come from?

bertambalan (Indonesian) comes from Cebuano tambal — a medicine; an antidote; a cure.

bertambalan (Indonesian): have patch

Definitions

  1. have patch

Ancestry of “bertambalan”, step by step

bertambalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tambal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotambala medicine; an antidote; a cure

via Indonesian ber- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianber- -anintransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of
Every word from Cebuano tambal
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