Where does “kawat” come from?

kawat (Indonesian) comes from Malay kawat, from Arabic قَوَاعِد.

kawat (Indonesian): wire; cable

Definitions

  1. wire; cable

Ancestry of “kawat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykawatwire
2Arabicقَوَاعِد—
Every word from Arabic قَوَاعِد →Every word from Malay kawat →