Where does “simpang susun” come from?
simpang susun (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian susun, from Malay susun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susun, from Proto-Austronesian *susuN.
simpang susun (Indonesian): interchange
Ancestry of “simpang susun”, step by step
simpang susun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian susun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | susun | stack |
| 2 | Malay | susun | layer; row; tier one of several items or parts placed on top of or next to one another |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *susun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *susuN | — |
via Indonesian simpang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | simpang | branch |
| 2 | Malay | simpang | junction |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *simpaŋ | sidepath; branch or fork in path or stream |