Where does “khairan” come from?
khairan (Malay) comes from Classical Malay heran, from Malay heiran, from Classical Malay hairan, from Arabic حَيْرَان — uncertain, confused.
Ancestry of “khairan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | heran | amazed, astonished; strange, wonder, bizarre |
| 2 | Malay | heiran | — |
| 3 | Classical Malay | hairan | — |
| 4 | Arabic | حَيْرَان | uncertain, confused |
Words derived from “khairan”