Where does “selamat pagi” come from?

selamat pagi (Indonesian) comes from Malay selamat pagi, from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَة — good health.

selamat pagi (Indonesian): good morning

Definitions

  1. good morning

Ancestry of “selamat pagi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayselamat pagigood morning
2Malayselamatsafety, security, peace; safe, secure;...
3Arabicسَلَامَةgood health
Every word from Arabic سَلَامَة →Every word from Malay selamat →Every word from Malay selamat pagi →