Where does “saraf” come from?

saraf (Indonesian) comes from Malay saraf, from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Ancestry of “saraf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	saraf	nerve; inflection; nerve tissue
2	Arabic	شرف	to be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
3	Arabic	ـِيّ	{{n-g\|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

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