Where does “alat penolong” come from?

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

alat penolong (Indonesian): rescue equipment

Definitions

  1. rescue equipment

Ancestry of “alat penolong”, step by step

alat penolong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Indonesian penolong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpenolongrescuer: a person who rescues someone or something
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