Where does “alat tulis” come from?

alat tulis (Malay) comes from Malay alat, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

alat tulis (Malay): stationery

Definitions

  1. stationery

Ancestry of “alat tulis”, step by step

alat tulis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalattool
2Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via Malay tulis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytulisto write
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →