Where does “alat” come from?

alat (Pagu) comes from Malay alat, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

alat (Pagu): tool

Definitions

  1. tool

Ancestry of “alat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalattool
2Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from Malay alat →
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