Where does “peniti” come from?

peniti (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese alfinete, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

peniti (Indonesian): safety pin

Definitions

  1. safety pin

Ancestry of “peniti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealfinetepin; safety pin
2Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
3Arabicخِلَالpin, peg
Every word from Arabic خِلَال →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال →Every word from Portuguese alfinete →