Where does “adat” come from?

Adat comes from Malay adat, from Arabic عَادَة, from Arabic عَوْدَ meaning to return or habit.

adat (English): Traditional Malay law

Definitions

  1. Traditional Malay law

Ancestry of “adat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayadatcustom; tradition; custom, habit
2Arabicعادةcustom, habit, manner, wont; law; customary gift...
3Persianعادتcustom; manner; mode
4Arabicعَادَةcustom, habit; habit, wont, custom, usage,...
5Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic عَادَة →Every word from Persian عادت →