Where does “kaidah kencana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kaidah kencana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaidahrule; method; maxim
2Malaykaidahrule; method; maxim
3Arabicقَاعِدَةrule, principle; foundation, base
Every word from Arabic قَاعِدَة →Every word from Malay kaidah →Every word from Indonesian kaidah →