Where does “acang” come from?

acang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian alat, from Malay alat, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

acang (Indonesian): gadget electronics product

Definitions

  1. gadget electronics product

Ancestry of “acang”, step by step

acang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Indonesian canggih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancanggihsophisticated
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →Every word from Indonesian alat →