Where does “kafir” come from?

kafir (Classical Malay) comes from Malay kafir, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

kafir (Classical Malay): insidel; unbeliever, non-believer, infidel

Definitions

  1. insidel; unbeliever, non-believer, infidel

Ancestry of “kafir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaykafirA kafir, a disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر →Every word from Malay kafir →
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