Where does “alat” come from?

alat (Classical Malay) comes from Malay alat, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

alat (Classical Malay): tool, instrument

Definitions

  1. tool, instrument

Ancestry of “alat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalattool
2Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →