Where does “sebab” come from?

sebab (Malay) comes from Classical Malay سبب, from Arabic سَبَبْ.

sebab (Malay): reason; because

Definitions

  1. reason; because

Ancestry of “sebab”, step by step

sebab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay سبب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayسبب—
2Arabicسَبَبْ—

via Classical Malay sebab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaysebab—
2Arabicسَبَبreason, cause; cause, reason

Words derived from “sebab”

Every word from Arabic سَبَبْ →Every word from Classical Malay سبب →
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