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Where does “اسود” come from?

اسود (Malay) comes from Arabic أَسْوَد — black man; black person.

اسود (Malay): Jawi spelling of aswad

Definitions

  1. Jawi spelling of aswad

Ancestry of “اسود”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَسْوَدblack man; black person
Every word from Arabic أَسْوَد →