Where does “polisi khusus kereta api” come from?

polisi khusus kereta api (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian polisi, from Dutch politie, from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

polisi khusus kereta api (Indonesian): railroad police, railway police (people responsible for protecting railroad (or railway) properties, facilities, revenue, equipment (train cars and locomotives), and personnel, as well as carrying passengers and cargo)

Definitions

  1. railroad police, railway police (people responsible for protecting railroad (or railway) properties, facilities, revenue, equipment (train cars and locomotives), and personnel, as well as carrying passengers and cargo)

Ancestry of “polisi khusus kereta api”, step by step

polisi khusus kereta api traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian polisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpolisipolice, a civil force granted the legal authority...
2Dutchpolitiepolice; policy, governance
3Middle Dutchpolicie
4Middle Frenchpoliciepolicy; rule; law; regulation
5Late Latinpolitiacitizenship; government; state, government
6Latinpolītīastate, government, administration
7Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Malay kereta api

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykereta apitrain; train, a line of connected railway cars or...
2MalayApifire oxidation reaction
3Proto-Malayicapifire
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
5Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Indonesian khusus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankhususspecial, unique, particular
2Malaykhususspecial, unique, uncommon
3Arabicخُصُوص
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós