Where does “tebusan” come from?

tebusan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tebus, from Malay tebus, from Proto-Austronesian təbuS — sugarcane.

tebusan (Indonesian): ransom

Definitions

  1. ransom

Ancestry of “tebusan”, step by step

tebusan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tebus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantebusto redeem
2Malaytebusto redeem or ransom
3Proto-AustronesiantəbuSsugarcane

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təbuS →Every word from Malay tebus →Every word from Indonesian tebus →