Where does “tertulisi” come from?

tertulisi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tulis, from Malay tulis — to write.

tertulisi (Indonesian): to be written on (unintentionally)

Definitions

  1. to be written on (unintentionally)

Ancestry of “tertulisi”, step by step

tertulisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tulis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantulisto write
2Malaytulisto write

via Indonesian ter- -i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianter- -iused to form a passive adjective, often with the meaning “having been”
Every word from Malay tulis →Every word from Indonesian tulis →