Where does “tarikh” come from?

tarikh (Indonesian) comes from Malay tarikh, from Arabic تَارِيخ — history.

tarikh (Indonesian): date, that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc

Definitions

  1. date, that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc

Ancestry of “tarikh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytarikhdate the description of the current time, day, month, year, and so on
2Arabicتَارِيخhistory
Every word from Arabic تَارِيخ →Every word from Malay tarikh →