Where does “mahkamah” come from?

mahkamah (Classical Malay) comes from Malay mahkamah, from Arabic مَحْكَمَة — court.

mahkamah (Classical Malay): court

Definitions

  1. court

Ancestry of “mahkamah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahkamahcourt; tribunal
2Arabicمَحْكَمَةcourt
Every word from Arabic مَحْكَمَة →Every word from Malay mahkamah →