Where does “lalu lintas” come from?

lalu lintas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lalu, from Malay lalu — to go across; to pass; to elapse; until.

lalu lintas (Indonesian): traffic

Definitions

  1. traffic

Ancestry of “lalu lintas”, step by step

lalu lintas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian lalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlalupast
2Malaylaluto go across; to pass; to elapse; until

via Indonesian lintas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlintastraject
2Malaylintasto dash across

via Malay lalu lintas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylalu lintastraffic

Words derived from “lalu lintas”

Every word from Malay lalu →
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