Where does “Arab” come from?

Arab (Malay) comes from Classical Malay عرب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Arab (Malay): Arab of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations

Definitions

  1. Arab of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations

Ancestry of “Arab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayعرب—
2ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
3Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “Arab”

Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →Every word from Classical Malay عرب →
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