Where does “bertambangan” come from?

bertambangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tambang, from Malay tambang, from Minangkabau tambang.

bertambangan (Indonesian): to be engaged (agreed to be married) with more than one partner

Definitions

  1. to be engaged (agreed to be married) with more than one partner

Ancestry of “bertambangan”, step by step

bertambangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tambang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantambangmine: an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels
2Malaytambangfare, freight
3Minangkabautambang—

via Indonesian ber- -an

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