Where does “siasat” come from?
siasat (Malay) comes from Classical Malay سياست, from Persian سياست, from Arabic سِيَاسَة — policy, politics.
Ancestry of “siasat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | سياست | — |
| 2 | Persian | سياست | — |
| 3 | Arabic | سِيَاسَة | policy, politics |