Where does “kaidah emas” come from?

kaidah emas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian emas, from Malay emas, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

kaidah emas (Indonesian): golden rule

Definitions

  1. golden rule

Ancestry of “kaidah emas”, step by step

kaidah emas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian emas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianemasgold
2Malayemasgold
3Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

via Indonesian kaidah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaidahrule; method; maxim
2Malaykaidahrule; method; maxim
3Arabicقَاعِدَةrule, principle; foundation, base
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Malay emas →Every word from Indonesian emas →