Where does “perkosa” come from?

perkosa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian per-, from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

perkosa (Indonesian): to rape to force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent

Definitions

  1. to rape to force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent

Ancestry of “perkosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianper-Used to form nouns from verbs conjugated with...
2Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
3Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →Every word from Indonesian per- →Every word from Malay per- →