Where does “zat” come from?

zat (Indonesian) comes from Malay zat, from Classical Malay zat, from Arabic ذَات — being, essence, substance, nature.

zat (Indonesian): substance

Definitions

  1. substance

Ancestry of “zat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayzat—
2Classical Malayzatsubstance
3Arabicذَاتbeing, essence, substance, nature

Words derived from “zat”

Every word from Arabic ذَات →Every word from Classical Malay zat →Every word from Malay zat →