Where does “politik etis” come from?

politik etis (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian politik, from Malay politik, from Dutch politiek, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

politik etis (Indonesian): The Dutch Ethical Policy; a colonial policy within the Dutch East Indies motivated by reciprocity, facilitating better access to education, irrigation and transmigration amongst native populations

Definitions

  1. The Dutch Ethical Policy; a colonial policy within the Dutch East Indies motivated by reciprocity, facilitating better access to education, irrigation and transmigration amongst native populations

Ancestry of “politik etis”, step by step

politik etis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian politik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpolitikpolitics
2Malaypolitikpolitics
3Dutchpolitiekpolitics; political
4Frenchpolitiquepolitical; politics; policy
5Latinpolīticuspolitical, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
6Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
7Swedishpolitikpolitics
8Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
9Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
10Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
11Proto-Hellenic-tāts
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
14Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Indonesian etis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianetisethical
2Dutchethischethical
3Germanethischethic, ethical
4Latinēthicusethic, ethical
5Ancient Greekἠθικόςof or for morals; moral; expressing character
6Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
7Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós