Where does “jalan bebas hambatan” come from?

jalan bebas hambatan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jalan, from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

jalan bebas hambatan (Indonesian): expressway, freeway, highway

Definitions

  1. expressway, freeway, highway

Ancestry of “jalan bebas hambatan”, step by step

jalan bebas hambatan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian jalan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjalanpath; road; A road or other similar beaten path;...
2Indonesianairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
3Malayairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
4Proto-Malayicairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Indonesian hambatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhambatanresistance
2Indonesianhambatto hinder
3Malayhambat

via Indonesian bebas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbebasfree
2Malaybebasfree
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wairEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air