Where does “penyelidik” come from?

penyelidik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian selidik, from Indonesian sidik, from Malay sidik, from Arabic صِدِّيق.

penyelidik (Indonesian): person who investigates; initial police...

Definitions

  1. person who investigates; initial police...

Ancestry of “penyelidik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianselidikattentively; accurately; critically; carefully
2Indonesiansidiktrue
3Malaysidik—
4Arabicصِدِّيق—
Every word from Arabic صِدِّيق →Every word from Malay sidik →Every word from Indonesian sidik →