Where does “niyat” come from?

niyat (Classical Malay) comes from Persian نیت, from Arabic نِيَّة.

Ancestry of “niyat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیتintent, purpose
2Arabicنِيَّة—
Every word from Arabic نِيَّة →Every word from Persian نیت →