Where does “خنزير” come from?

خنزير (Malay) comes from Arabic خِنْزِير, from Aramaic חֲזִירָא.

خنزير (Malay): Jawi spelling of khinzir

Definitions

  1. Jawi spelling of khinzir

Ancestry of “خنزير”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِنْزِيرpig, swine
2Aramaicחֲזִירָא—
Every word from Aramaic חֲזִירָא →Every word from Arabic خِنْزِير →