Where does “wabah” come from?

wabah (Indonesian) comes from Malay wabak,wabah, from Classical Malay وابق, from Arabic وَبَاء — epidemic.

wabah (Indonesian): plague

Definitions

  1. plague

Ancestry of “wabah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywabak,wabah—
2Classical Malayوابق—
3Arabicوَبَاءepidemic

Words derived from “wabah”

Every word from Arabic وَبَاء →Every word from Classical Malay وابق →Every word from Malay wabak,wabah →