Where does “Arab” come from?

Arab (Indonesian) comes from Malay Arab, from Classical Malay عرب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Arab (Indonesian): Arabic

Definitions

  1. Arabic

Ancestry of “Arab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayArabArab of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations
2Classical Malayعرب—
3ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
4Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →Every word from Classical Malay عرب →