Where does “selamat” come from?

selamat (Brooke's Point Palawano) comes from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَة — good health.

selamat (Brooke's Point Palawano): thank you

Definitions

  1. thank you

Ancestry of “selamat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayselamatsafety, security, peace; safe, secure;...
2Arabicسَلَامَةgood health
Every word from Arabic سَلَامَة →Every word from Malay selamat →