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Where does “zaitun” come from?

zaitun (Indonesian) comes from Malay zaitun, from Arabic زيتون, from Arabic زَيْتُون — Zayton; olive; olive.

zaitun (Indonesian): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “zaitun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayzaitunolive
2Arabicزيتونolive
3ArabicزَيْتُونZayton; olive; olive
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