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

Definitions

  1. problem; thing

Ancestry of “masalah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمسئلهproblem, question; issue
2Arabicمَسْأَلَةissue, problem
3Arabicسَأَلَto ask a question; to ask
4Arabicءد; ء; hamza

Words derived from “masalah”

Every word from Arabic ء →Every word from Arabic سَأَلَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْأَلَة →