Where does “abid” come from?

abid (Malay) comes from Classical Malay عابد, from Arabic أَبَدِيّ — eternal, everlasting, endless.

abid (Malay): immortal, undying, eternal; pious person; to pray

Definitions

  1. immortal, undying, eternal; pious person; to pray

Ancestry of “abid”, step by step

abid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay عابد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayعابد—
2Arabicأَبَدِيّeternal, everlasting, endless

via Arabic عَبِيد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَبِيد—

Words derived from “abid”

Every word from Arabic أَبَدِيّ →Every word from Classical Malay عابد →