Where does “timbal balik” come from?

timbal balik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian balik, from Malay balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

timbal balik (Indonesian): reciprocal; mutual; two-way

Definitions

  1. reciprocal; mutual; two-way

Ancestry of “timbal balik”, step by step

timbal balik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbalikbehind, rear, back-end
2Malaybalikback part, behind; to return, to turn
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Indonesian timbal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantimbalbalance, equilibrium
2Javanesetimbellead

Words derived from “timbal balik”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →