Where does “jemaah” come from?

jemaah (Malay) comes from Arabic جماعة, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

jemaah (Malay): congregation

Definitions

  1. congregation

Ancestry of “jemaah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجماعةcommunity, people; group, squad; congregation
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جماعة →
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