Where does “doa” come from?
doa (Indonesian) comes from Malay doa, from Classical Malay doa, from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
doa (Indonesian): A prayer
Ancestry of “doa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | doa | A prayer |
| 2 | Classical Malay | doa | prayer |
| 3 | Arabic | دُعَاء | prayer; invocation, supplication; supplication |
| 4 | Arabic | دَعَا | to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for... |