Where does “ayat” come from?

ayat (Indonesian) comes from Malay ayat, from Arabic آيَة — sign, token.

ayat (Indonesian): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “ayat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayayatsentence
2Arabicآيَةsign, token
Every word from Arabic آيَة →Every word from Malay ayat →