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Where does “wabak,wabah” come from?
wabak,wabah (Malay) comes from Classical Malay وابق, from Arabic وَبَاء — epidemic.
Ancestry of “wabak,wabah”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Malay
وابق
—
2
Arabic
وَبَاء
epidemic
Words derived from “wabak,wabah”
wabah
mewabah
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