Where does “Arab” come from?
Arab (Malay) comes from Classical Malay عرب, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
Arab (Malay): Arab
Ancestry of “Arab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | عرب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
Words derived from “Arab”