Where does “yadidaṃ” come from?

yadidaṃ (Pali) comes from Malay idam, from Arabic إِعْدَام.

yadidaṃ (Pali): i.e., namely

Definitions

  1. i.e., namely

Ancestry of “yadidaṃ”, step by step

yadidaṃ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay idam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayidamto want to eat; to desire for, to like to have,...
2Arabicإِعْدَام—

via Pali yad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyad—
Every word from Arabic إِعْدَام →Every word from Malay idam →