Where does “badan hukum” come from?

badan hukum (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hukum, from Malay hukum, from Classical Malay hukum, from Arabic حُكْم.

badan hukum (Indonesian): legal person; legal entity

Definitions

  1. legal person; legal entity

Ancestry of “badan hukum”, step by step

badan hukum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hukum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhukumlaw
2Malayhukumlaw
3Classical Malayhukumlaw
4Arabicحُكْم—

via Indonesian badan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbadanbody
2Malaybadanbody
3Arabicبَدَنbody, torso; body, trunk; torso
Every word from Arabic حُكْم →Every word from Classical Malay hukum →Every word from Malay hukum →