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Where does “خيانة” come from?

خيانة (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic خِيَانَة — treason, betrayal; betrayal.

Ancestry of “خيانة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِيَانَةtreason, betrayal; betrayal
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