Where does “pasang surut” come from?

pasang surut (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pasang, from Malay pasang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ — pair.

pasang surut (Indonesian): tide

Definitions

  1. tide

Ancestry of “pasang surut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpasangcouple
2Malaypasangto rise; couple
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pasaŋpair
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ →Every word from Malay pasang →Every word from Indonesian pasang →
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