Where does “miskal” come from?

miskal (Malay) comes from Arabic مِثْقَال — weight, unit of weight.

miskal (Malay): mithqal, a unit of measure for weighing gold or silver, equivalent to around 4,2 grams

Definitions

  1. mithqal, a unit of measure for weighing gold or silver, equivalent to around 4,2 grams

Ancestry of “miskal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِثْقَالweight, unit of weight
Every word from Arabic مِثْقَال