Where does “syaitan” come from?

syaitan (Malay) comes from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

syaitan (Malay): Satan, the Devil

Definitions

  1. Satan, the Devil

Ancestry of “syaitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
2Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →