Where does “machiam” come from?
machiam (English) comes from Malay macam, from Arabic مقام, from Persian مقام, from Arabic مَقَام — place, position, state.
machiam (English): like, similar to, resembling
Definitions
- like, similar to, resembling
Ancestry of “machiam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | macam | like; type, kind, sort; way |
| 2 | Arabic | مقام | — |
| 3 | Persian | مقام | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَقَام | place, position, state |