Where does “aman” come from?

aman (Indonesian) comes from Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان, from Arabic أَمَان — tranquillity, peacefulness; security, safety,...

aman (Indonesian): safe

Definitions

  1. safe

Ancestry of “aman”, step by step

aman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay aman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayamanpeaceful
2Classical Malayامان—
3Arabicأَمَانtranquillity, peacefulness; security, safety,...

via Javanese Aman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseAman—

Words derived from “aman”

Every word from Arabic أَمَان →Every word from Classical Malay امان →Every word from Malay aman →