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Where does “istilah” come from?

istilah (Indonesian) comes from Malay istilah, from Arabic اِصْطِلَاح.

istilah (Indonesian): term; language

Definitions

  1. term; language

Ancestry of “istilah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayistilahterm; language
2Arabicاِصْطِلَاح—
Every word from Arabic اِصْطِلَاح →