Where does “abdi” come from?

abdi (Indonesian) comes from Malay abdi, from Classical Malay عبدي, from Arabic عَبْد — servant, slave; servant; slave.

abdi (Indonesian): subordinate

Definitions

  1. subordinate

Ancestry of “abdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayabdiA slave
2Classical Malayعبدي—
3Arabicعَبْدservant, slave; servant; slave

Words derived from “abdi”

Every word from Arabic عَبْد →Every word from Classical Malay عبدي →Every word from Malay abdi →