Where does “perbaiki” come from?
perbaiki (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian baik, from Malay baik, from Proto-Malayic *bait.
perbaiki (Indonesian): to improve
Definitions
- to improve
Ancestry of “perbaiki”, step by step
perbaiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian baik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | baik | good; decent; okay |
| 2 | Malay | baik | good; okay; decent |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *bait | — |
via Indonesian per- -i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | per- -i | used to form causative aspect and transitivity on a verb |