Where does “hafalan” come from?

hafalan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hafal, from Malay hafal, from Arabic حَافَظَ — to keep and guard; to protect, to preserve.

hafalan (Indonesian): memorization

Definitions

  1. memorization

Ancestry of “hafalan”, step by step

hafalan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hafal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhafalto memorize
2Malayhafalto memorise, to learn by heart
3Arabicحَافَظَto keep and guard; to protect, to preserve

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—
Every word from Arabic حَافَظَ →Every word from Malay hafal →Every word from Indonesian hafal →