Where does “perkeretaapian” come from?
perkeretaapian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian per- -an, from Indonesian sero, from Indonesian pesero, from Indonesian persero, from Portuguese parceiro, from Old Portuguese parceiro, from Latin partiārius, from Latin partiō — passed , crossed.
perkeretaapian (Indonesian): railway, railroad: a transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods
Definitions
- railway, railroad: a transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods
Ancestry of “perkeretaapian”, step by step
perkeretaapian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian per- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | per- -an | hood |
| 2 | Indonesian | sero | stock, the capital raised by a company through the issue of shares |
| 3 | Indonesian | pesero | shareholder |
| 4 | Indonesian | persero | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | parceiro | partner, sidekick; fellow |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | parceiro | — |
| 7 | Latin | partiārius | a sharer, partaker |
| 8 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 9 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Malay kereta api
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kereta api | train; train, a line of connected railway cars or... |
| 2 | Malay | Api | fire oxidation reaction |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | api | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |