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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | hakikat | essence, nature, base; truth, reality |
| 2 | Malay | hakikat | — |
| 3 | Classical Malay | hakékat | — |
| 4 | Arabic | حَقِيقَة | truth, reality |
Words derived from “hakekat”