Where does “aswad” come from?
aswad (Malay) comes from Arabic أسود, from Arabic أَسْوَد — black man; black person.
aswad (Malay): black
Ancestry of “aswad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أسود | black; dark-colored; black person |
| 2 | Arabic | أَسْوَد | black man; black person |