Where does “penderitaan” come from?

penderitaan (Malay) comes from Malay derita, from Sanskrit दरित — torn.

penderitaan (Malay): affliction, distress, suffering, misery

Definitions

  1. affliction, distress, suffering, misery

Ancestry of “penderitaan”, step by step

penderitaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay derita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayderitasuffering
2Sanskritदरितtorn

via Malay pe- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaype- -an
Every word from Sanskrit दरितEvery word from Malay derita
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