Where does “asal usul” come from?

asal usul (Malay) comes from Malay asal, from Arabic أَصْل — origin, original.

asal usul (Malay): origin of a person's lineage, genealogy

Definitions

  1. origin of a person's lineage, genealogy

Ancestry of “asal usul”, step by step

asal usul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay asal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayasalorigin, source; genealogy, descent, ancestry
2Arabicأَصْلorigin, original

via Malay usul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayusulproposal; motion; suggestion a plan or idea put forward for discussion or decision, often in a formal meeting
2Persianاصولprinciples, fundamentals

Words derived from “asal usul”

Every word from Arabic أَصْل →Every word from Malay asal →