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Where does “terima kasih” come from?

terima kasih (Buginese) comes from Malay terima kasih, from Malay terima, from Kawi tarima, from Sanskrit तारिम.

Ancestry of “terima kasih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterima kasih—
2MalayterimaTo receive; to receive
3Kawitarima—
4Sanskritतारिम—
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