Where does “kaidah” come from?

kaidah (Indonesian) comes from Malay kaidah, from Arabic قَاعِدَة — rule, principle; foundation, base.

kaidah (Indonesian): rule; method; maxim

Definitions

  1. rule; method; maxim

Ancestry of “kaidah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykaidahrule; method; maxim
2Arabicقَاعِدَةrule, principle; foundation, base

Words derived from “kaidah”

Every word from Arabic قَاعِدَة →Every word from Malay kaidah →