Where does “kilobit per detik” come from?

kilobit per detik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian detik, from Malay detik — second; moment.

kilobit per detik (Indonesian): kilobytes per second

Definitions

  1. kilobytes per second

Ancestry of “kilobit per detik”, step by step

kilobit per detik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian detik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandetiksecond
2Malaydetiksecond; moment

via Indonesian kilobit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankilobit
Every word from Malay detikEvery word from Indonesian detik
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