Where does “koba” come from?

koba (Negeri Sembilan Malay) comes from Malay khabar, from Classical Malay khabar, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

koba (Negeri Sembilan Malay): to inform; to say

Definitions

  1. to inform; to say

Ancestry of “koba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykhabarnews
2Classical Malaykhabarreport
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Classical Malay khabar →Every word from Malay khabar →
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