Where does “wajah” come from?

wajah (Indonesian) comes from Arabic واجه, from Arabic وَجْه — face.

wajah (Indonesian): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “wajah”, step by step

wajah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic واجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicواجهto face, to be confronted with, to confront
2Arabicوَجْهface

via Malay wajah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywajahface
Every word from Arabic وَجْه →Every word from Arabic واجه →