Where does “alat bantu” come from?

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

alat bantu (Indonesian): aid: something which helps; a material source of help

Definitions

  1. aid: something which helps; a material source of help

Ancestry of “alat bantu”, step by step

alat bantu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Indonesian bantu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbantuto help; to aid; to assist
2Malaybantuto help; assistant, :helper
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →Every word from Indonesian alat →