Where does “tanya jawab umum” come from?

tanya jawab umum (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian umum, from Malay umum, from Classical Malay عموم, from Arabic عُمُوم — the public.

tanya jawab umum (Indonesian): FAQ

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Ancestry of “tanya jawab umum”, step by step

tanya jawab umum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian umum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianumumOccurring or happening regularly or frequently;...
2Malayumumpublic; common, regular; to announce, to make...
3Classical Malayعموم
4Arabicعُمُومthe public

via Indonesian tanya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantanyaquestion
2Malaytanyato ask
3Proto-Malayic*taɲaʔ
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*utaña

via Indonesian jawab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjawabanswer
2Malayjawabto answer; answer
3Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply
Every word from Arabic عُمُوم