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

  1. having a conflict

Ancestry of “bertentangan”, step by step

bertentangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tentang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiantentangAbout; concerning; To refer; pertaining to
2Malaytentangabout; About; concerning; To refer; pertaining to

via Indonesian ber- -an

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