Where does “terlihati” come from?

terlihati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lihat, from Malay lihat, from Proto-Malayic lihat — to see.

terlihati (Indonesian): to be looked at or seen (unintentionally)

Definitions

  1. to be looked at or seen (unintentionally)

Ancestry of “terlihati”, step by step

terlihati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian lihat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlihatlook; see; watch
2Malaylihatto look; to see; to watch
3Proto-Malayiclihatto see

via Indonesian ter- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianter- -iused to form a passive adjective, often with the meaning “having been”
Every word from Proto-Malayic lihat
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