Where does “samin” come from?

samin (Indonesian) comes from Malay samin, from Classical Malay سامين, from Arabic سَمْن — ghee.

Ancestry of “samin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysamin
2Classical Malayسامين
3Arabicسَمْنghee
Every word from Arabic سَمْنEvery word from Classical Malay سامينEvery word from Malay samin
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