Where does “abjad” come from?

abjad (Indonesian) comes from Malay abjad, from Arabic أَبْجَد.

abjad (Indonesian): alphabet; abjad

Definitions

  1. alphabet; abjad

Ancestry of “abjad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabjadalphabet; abjad
2Arabicأَبْجَد—
Every word from Arabic أَبْجَد →Every word from Malay abjad →