Where does “persimpangan” come from?
persimpangan (Malay) comes from Malay simpang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *simpaŋ — sidepath; branch or fork in path or stream.
persimpangan (Malay): intersection; junction; interchange
Definitions
- intersection; junction; interchange
Ancestry of “persimpangan”, step by step
persimpangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay simpang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | simpang | junction |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *simpaŋ | sidepath; branch or fork in path or stream |
via Malay per- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | per- -an | — |