Where does “perselingkuhan” come from?

perselingkuhan (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.

perselingkuhan (Indonesian): Infidelity, adultery unfaithfulness; practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse

Definitions

  1. Infidelity, adultery unfaithfulness; practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse

Ancestry of “perselingkuhan”, step by step

perselingkuhan 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 selingkuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianselingkuhto cheat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós