Where does “abad emas” come from?

abad emas (Malay) comes from Malay abad, from Arabic أَبَد — eternity, eternal duration.

abad emas (Malay): golden age

Definitions

  1. golden age

Ancestry of “abad emas”, step by step

abad emas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay abad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabadcentury; Century, a period of 100 consecutive...
2Arabicأَبَدeternity, eternal duration

via Malay emas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayemasgold
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Arabic أَبَد →Every word from Malay abad →