Where does “madah” come from?

madah (Indonesian) comes from Malay madah, from Arabic مَدْح.

madah (Indonesian): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “madah”, step by step

madah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay madah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymadahpraise
2Arabicمَدْح—

via Arabic مَدَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَدَّة—
Every word from Arabic مَدْح →Every word from Malay madah →