Where does “badan musyawarah” come from?

badan musyawarah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian badan, from Malay badan, from Arabic بَدَن — body, torso; body, trunk; torso.

badan musyawarah (Indonesian): steering committee

Definitions

  1. steering committee

Ancestry of “badan musyawarah”, step by step

badan musyawarah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian badan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbadanbody
2Malaybadanbody
3Arabicبَدَنbody, torso; body, trunk; torso

via Indonesian musyawarah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmusyawarahconsensus decision-making
2Arabicمُشَاوَرَة—
Every word from Arabic بَدَن →