Where does “selawat” come from?

selawat (Malay) comes from Arabic صَلَوَات, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

Ancestry of “selawat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَلَوَات—
2Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
3Aramaicצלותאprayer

Words derived from “selawat”

Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَوَات →