Where does “doa malam” come from?

doa malam (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian malam, from Javanese ꦩꦭꦩ꧀, from Old Javanese malam, from Gujarati મલમ, from Classical Persian مرهم, from Arabic مَرْهَم.

doa malam (Indonesian): any night prayer

Definitions

  1. any night prayer

Ancestry of “doa malam”, step by step

doa malam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian malam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmalamnight; wax, paraffin, particularly for making...
2Javaneseꦩꦭꦩ꧀wax
3Old Javanesemalam
4Gujaratiમલમ
5Classical Persianمرهم
6Arabicمَرْهَم

via Indonesian doa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiandoaA prayer
2MalaydoaA prayer
3Classical Malaydoaprayer
4Arabicدُعَاءprayer; invocation, supplication; supplication
5Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
Every word from Arabic مَرْهَمEvery word from Classical Persian مرهمEvery word from Gujarati મલમ