Where does “memperpanjang” come from?

memperpanjang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian panjang, from Malay panjang — long.

memperpanjang (Indonesian): to extend

Definitions

  1. to extend

Ancestry of “memperpanjang”, step by step

memperpanjang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian panjang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpanjanglong
2Malaypanjanglong

via Indonesian memper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmemperto look like
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