Where does “pertolongan” come from?

pertolongan (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.

pertolongan (Indonesian): aid, assistance, help

Definitions

  1. aid, assistance, help

Ancestry of “pertolongan”, step by step

pertolongan 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 tolong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantolongto help
2Malaytolongto help, to assist
3Classical Malaytolongto help
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuluŋto help, to assist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós