Where does “pacaran” come from?

pacaran (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pacar, from Malay pacar — henna.

Ancestry of “pacaran”, step by step

pacaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pacar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpacarhenna
2Malaypacarhenna

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan
Every word from Malay pacar
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