Where does “macam” come from?

macam (Indonesian) comes from Malay macam, from Arabic مقام, from Persian مقام, from Arabic مَقَام — place, position, state.

macam (Indonesian): type, kind, sort; way

Definitions

  1. type, kind, sort; way

Ancestry of “macam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymacamlike; type, kind, sort; way
2Arabicمقامplace, spot
3Persianمقامplace, position, dignity, rank, office
4Arabicمَقَامplace, position, state

Words derived from “macam”

Every word from Arabic مَقَام →Every word from Persian مقام →Every word from Arabic مقام →