Where does “keadilan” come from?

keadilan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian adil, from Malay adil, from Classical Malay عاديل, from Arabic عَادِل — just, fair, equitable; upright, honest; similar,...

keadilan (Indonesian): justice

Definitions

  1. justice

Ancestry of “keadilan”, step by step

keadilan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian adil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianadilfair, just, equitable, impartial; righteous
2Malayadilfair, just, right; legal; fair, just, equitable,...
3Classical Malayعاديل
4Arabicعَادِلjust, fair, equitable; upright, honest; similar,...

via Malay keadilan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeadilanjustice
2Malayke- -anness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)"
3Proto-Malayic*kə- -an
4Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an
Every word from Arabic عَادِل