Where does “kaum” come from?
kaum (Indonesian) comes from Malay kaum, from Arabic قَوْم — people.
kaum (Indonesian): people
Ancestry of “kaum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaum | people, community; tribe, clan; group of people... |
| 2 | Arabic | قَوْم | people |