Where does “sabab” come from?

sabab (Central Dusun) comes from Malay sebab, from Classical Malay سبب, from Arabic سَبَبْ.

sabab (Central Dusun): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “sabab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysebabreason; because
2Classical Malayسبب—
3Arabicسَبَبْ—
Every word from Arabic سَبَبْ →Every word from Classical Malay سبب →Every word from Malay sebab →