Where does “jenis” come from?

jenis (Indonesian) comes from Malay jenis, from Arabic جِنْس — kind, sort, category; kind, sort.

jenis (Indonesian): type, kind

Definitions

  1. type, kind

Ancestry of “jenis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjenistype
2Arabicجِنْسkind, sort, category; kind, sort

Words derived from “jenis”

Every word from Arabic جِنْس →Every word from Malay jenis →