Where does “persaingan” come from?

persaingan (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.

persaingan (Indonesian): competition

Definitions

  1. competition

Ancestry of “persaingan”, step by step

persaingan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian per- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianper- -anhood
2Indonesianserostock, the capital raised by a company through the issue of shares
3Indonesianpeseroshareholder
4Indonesianpersero
5Portugueseparceiropartner, sidekick; fellow
6Old Portugueseparceiro
7Latinpartiāriusa sharer, partaker
8Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
9Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Indonesian saing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansaingto compete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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