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Where does “dunia” come from?

dunia (Indonesian) comes from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا, from Arabic أَدْنَى.

dunia (Indonesian): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “dunia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduniaworld
2Arabicدُنْيَاworld
3Arabicأَدْنَى—
Every word from Arabic أَدْنَى →