Where does “كَلِمَات” come from?

كَلِمَات (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic كلمة, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “كَلِمَات”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكلمةspeech, utterance, statement; word
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “كَلِمَات”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic كلمة →