Where does “hakekat” come from?

hakekat (Malay) comes from Classical Malay hakikat, from Malay hakikat, from Classical Malay hakékat, from Arabic حَقِيقَة — truth, reality.

Ancestry of “hakekat”, step by step

hakekat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay hakikat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayhakikatessence, nature, base; truth, reality
2Malayhakikat—
3Classical Malayhakékat—
4Arabicحَقِيقَةtruth, reality

via Classical Malay haqiqa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayhaqiqa—
2Arabicحِسَابcalculation, account; truth, reality; account,...

via Classical Malay hakekat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayhakekat—

Words derived from “hakekat”

Every word from Arabic حَقِيقَة →Every word from Classical Malay hakékat →Every word from Malay hakikat →