Where does “ketertimbalbalikan” come from?
ketertimbalbalikan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ke- -an, from Malay ke- -an, from Proto-Malayic *kə- -an, from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.
ketertimbalbalikan (Indonesian): reciprocity
Definitions
- reciprocity
Ancestry of “ketertimbalbalikan”, step by step
ketertimbalbalikan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |
via Indonesian timbal balik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | timbal balik | reciprocal; mutual; two-way |
| 2 | Indonesian | balik | behind, rear, back-end |
| 3 | Malay | balik | back part, behind; to return, to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *balik | to return; to repeat |