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

  1. like, similar to, resembling

Ancestry of “machiam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymacamlike; type, kind, sort; way
2Arabicمقامplace, spot
3Persianمقامplace, position, dignity, rank, office
4Arabicمَقَامplace, position, state
Every word from Arabic مَقَام →Every word from Persian مقام →Every word from Arabic مقام →
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