Where does “hukuman” come from?

hukuman (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hukum, from Malay hukum, from Classical Malay hukum, from Arabic حُكْم.

hukuman (Indonesian): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “hukuman”, step by step

hukuman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hukum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhukumlaw
2Malayhukumlaw
3Classical Malayhukumlaw
4Arabicحُكْم—

via Malay hukuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhukuman—
2Classical Malayhukumanpunishment
Every word from Arabic حُكْم →