Where does “serangan” come from?

serangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian serang, from Persian سرهنگ — captain, chief, commander; colonel.

serangan (Indonesian): attack

Definitions

  1. attack

Ancestry of “serangan”, step by step

serangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian serang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianserangto fight; to attack; attack
2Persianسرهنگcaptain, chief, commander; colonel

via Malay serangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseranganattack

Words derived from “serangan”

Every word from Persian سرهنگ →Every word from Indonesian serang →