Where does “serikat buruh” come from?

serikat buruh (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian serikat, from Malay serikat, from Arabic شَرِكَة.

serikat buruh (Indonesian): trade union; labor union

Definitions

  1. trade union; labor union

Ancestry of “serikat buruh”, step by step

serikat buruh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian serikat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianserikatunion, association, league
2Malayserikatunion, association, league
3Arabicشَرِكَة—

via Middle English buruh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishburuh—
2Old Malayvuruh—
Every word from Arabic شَرِكَة →Every word from Malay serikat →Every word from Indonesian serikat →