Where does “pemilihan umum” come from?

pemilihan umum (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian umum, from Malay umum, from Classical Malay عموم, from Arabic عُمُوم — the public.

pemilihan umum (Indonesian): general election

Definitions

  1. general election

Ancestry of “pemilihan umum”, step by step

pemilihan umum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian umum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianumumOccurring or happening regularly or frequently;...
2Malayumumpublic; common, regular; to announce, to make...
3Classical Malayعموم—
4Arabicعُمُومthe public

via Indonesian pemilihan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpemilihanselection, choosing
Every word from Arabic عُمُوم →Every word from Classical Malay عموم →Every word from Malay umum →