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Where does “heran” come from?

heran (Indonesian) comes from Malay heran, from Arabic حَيْرَان — uncertain, confused.

heran (Indonesian): amazed, astonished; strange, wonder, bizarre

Definitions

  1. amazed, astonished; strange, wonder, bizarre

Ancestry of “heran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayheran—
2Arabicحَيْرَانuncertain, confused
Every word from Arabic حَيْرَان →