Where does “mesjid” come from?
mesjid (Indonesian) comes from Malay masjid, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
mesjid (Indonesian): mosque
Ancestry of “mesjid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | masjid | mosque; Alternative form of mesjid |
| 2 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 3 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 4 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |
Words derived from “mesjid”