Where does “setetes” come from?

setetes (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tetes, from Malay titis — drop.

Ancestry of “setetes”, step by step

setetes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tetes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantetesdrop, drip
2Malaytitisdrop

via Indonesian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianse
Every word from Malay titis
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