Where does “bertentangan” come from?
bertentangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tentang, from Malay tentang — about; About; concerning; To refer; pertaining to.
bertentangan (Indonesian): having a conflict
Definitions
- having a conflict
Ancestry of “bertentangan”, step by step
bertentangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tentang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tentang | About; concerning; To refer; pertaining to |
| 2 | Malay | tentang | about; About; concerning; To refer; pertaining to |
via Indonesian ber- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ber- -an | intransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of |