From Malay pidato, from Minangkabau pidato, probably from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), likely from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) + धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Doublet of perdata. Another possible origin would be from a form related to Balinese pidarta (“speech”) and Old Javanese padārtha (“meaning, explanation, content”), from Sanskrit पदार्थ (padārtha, “meaning of a word, substance”).
pidato (plural pidato-pidato)
From Minangkabau pidato, probably from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), likely from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) + धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Doublet of perdata.
Another possible origin would be from a form related to Balinese pidarta (“speech”) and Old Javanese padārtha (“meaning, explanation, content”), from Sanskrit पदार्थ (padārtha, “meaning of a word, substance”) and later transmitted via the Betawi dialect (see Wilkinson, 1932).
pidato (Jawi spelling ڤيداتو, plural pidato-pidato)
Probably from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), likely from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) + धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Another possible origin would be from a form related to Balinese pidarta (“speech”) and Old Javanese padārtha (“meaning, explanation, content”), from Sanskrit पदार्थ (padārtha, “meaning of a word, substance”).
pidato