Where does “sunat” come from?

sunat (Tagalog) comes from Malay sunat, from Arabic سُنَّة — custom, norm; habitual practice; Sunna.

sunat (Tagalog): circumcision

Definitions

  1. circumcision

Ancestry of “sunat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysunatcircumcision (excising foreskin from penis)
2Arabicسُنَّةcustom, norm; habitual practice; Sunna
Every word from Arabic سُنَّة →Every word from Malay sunat →