Where does “pensyarah” come from?

pensyarah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian syarah, from Malay syarah, from Arabic شرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

pensyarah (Indonesian): speaker

Definitions

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Ancestry of “pensyarah”, step by step

pensyarah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian syarah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansyarahexplanation
2Malaysyarah—
3Arabicشرحto explain; to cut in slices, to slice, to cut...
4Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
5Arabicرَأَىto see

via Malay pensyarah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypensyarahlecturer
2MalaypeN-—
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرح →