Where does “bidak” come from?

bidak (Malay) comes from Arabic بيدق, from Arabic بَيَادِق, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

bidak (Malay): The pawn piece in chess

Definitions

  1. The pawn piece in chess

Ancestry of “bidak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبيدقpawn
2Arabicبَيَادِق—
3Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Arabic بَيَادِق →Every word from Arabic بيدق →