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Where does “kursi” come from?
kursi (Indonesian) comes from Malay kursi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ.
kursi
(Indonesian): chair, seat
Definitions
chair, seat
Ancestry of “kursi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
kursi
chair: a distinguished professorship at a university
2
Arabic
كُرْسِيّ
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Words derived from “kursi”
kursi bersandaran
kursi roda
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