Where does “masjid” come from?

masjid (Indonesian) comes from Malay masjid, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

masjid (Indonesian): Alternative form of mesjid

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mesjid

Ancestry of “masjid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymasjidmosque; Alternative form of mesjid
2Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
3Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →