Where does “masalah” come from?
masalah (Malay) comes from Persian مسئله, from Arabic مَسْأَلَة, from Arabic سَأَلَ, from Arabic ء — د; ء; hamza.
masalah (Malay): problem; thing
Ancestry of “masalah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مسئله | problem, question; issue |
| 2 | Arabic | مَسْأَلَة | issue, problem |
| 3 | Arabic | سَأَلَ | to ask a question; to ask |
| 4 | Arabic | ء | د; ء; hamza |