Where does “zat pembakar” come from?
zat pembakar (Malay) comes from Indonesian zat, from Malay zat, from Classical Malay zat, from Arabic ذَات — being, essence, substance, nature.
zat pembakar (Malay): oxygen
Ancestry of “zat pembakar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | zat | substance |
| 2 | Malay | zat | — |
| 3 | Classical Malay | zat | substance |
| 4 | Arabic | ذَات | being, essence, substance, nature |