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

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “mesjid”, 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 →