Where does “logat” come from?

logat (Malay) comes from Malay loghat, from Arabic لغة, from Arabic ل غ و.

logat (Malay): dialect, idiom, vernacular; accent; word

Definitions

  1. dialect, idiom, vernacular; accent; word

Ancestry of “logat”, step by step

logat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay loghat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayloghatdialect; a form of a language unique to one particular area
2Arabicلغةlanguage; dialect, vernacular; jargon
3Arabicل غ و—

via Classical Malay lughat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaylughat—

via Classical Malay loghat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayloghat—
Every word from Arabic ل غ و →Every word from Arabic لغة →Every word from Malay loghat →