Where does “zuhud” come from?
zuhud (Indonesian) comes from Malay zuhud, from Arabic زهد, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
zuhud (Indonesian): ascesis, asceticism
Definitions
- ascesis, asceticism
Ancestry of “zuhud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | zuhud | ascetic |
| 2 | Arabic | زهد | to abstain, to refrain; to renounce, to forsake,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |