Where does “soal” come from?

soal (Indonesian) comes from Malay soal, from Classical Malay سوٴال, from Arabic سُؤَال.

soal (Indonesian): question, problem, matter, point

Definitions

  1. question, problem, matter, point

Ancestry of “soal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysoalto ask, to question, to interrogate
2Classical Malayسوٴال—
3Arabicسُؤَال—

Words derived from “soal”

Every word from Arabic سُؤَال →Every word from Classical Malay سوٴال →Every word from Malay soal →