Where does “hakikat” come from?

hakikat (Classical Malay) comes from Malay hakekat, from Classical Malay hakékat, from Arabic حَقِيقَة — truth, reality.

hakikat (Classical Malay): essence, nature, base; truth, reality

Definitions

  1. essence, nature, base; truth, reality

Ancestry of “hakikat”, step by step

hakikat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hakekat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhakekat—
2Classical Malayhakékat—
3Arabicحَقِيقَةtruth, reality

via Malay hakikat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhakikat—

Words derived from “hakikat”

Every word from Arabic حَقِيقَة →Every word from Classical Malay hakékat →Every word from Malay hakekat →