Where does “مسجد” come from?
مسجد (Malay) comes from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
مسجد (Malay): mosque
Ancestry of “مسجد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 2 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |