Where does “bin” come from?
bin (Indonesian) comes from Malay bin, from Classical Malay bin, from Arabic بِن — son.
bin (Indonesian): son
Ancestry of “bin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | bin | son |
| 2 | Classical Malay | bin | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بِن | son |