Where does “mukim” come from?

mukim (English) comes from Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم.

mukim (English): A level of administrative division used in...

Definitions

  1. A level of administrative division used in...

Ancestry of “mukim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymukimmukim level of administrative division
2Arabicمُقِيم
Every word from Arabic مُقِيمEvery word from Malay mukim
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