Where does “malam” come from?

malam (Old Javanese) comes from Gujarati મલમ, from Classical Persian مرهم, from Arabic مَرْهَم.

Ancestry of “malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમલમ—
2Classical Persianمرهم—
3Arabicمَرْهَم—

Words derived from “malam”

Every word from Arabic مَرْهَم →Every word from Classical Persian مرهم →Every word from Gujarati મલમ →