Where does “musin ngetau” come from?

musin ngetau (Iban) comes from Iban musin, from Malay musim, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

musin ngetau (Iban): harvest season

Definitions

  1. harvest season

Ancestry of “musin ngetau”, step by step

musin ngetau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban musin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmusinseason
2Malaymusimseason
3Arabicمَوْسِمseason, holiday
4Arabicموسمseason; festive season; festival, holiday
5Arabicوسمto mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

via Iban ngetau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanngetauto harvest
Every word from Arabic وسمEvery word from Arabic موسمEvery word from Arabic مَوْسِم