Where does “dunya” come from?

dunya (Tausug) comes from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا, from Arabic أَدْنَى.

dunya (Tausug): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “dunya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduniaworld
2Arabicدُنْيَاworld
3Arabicأَدْنَى—
Every word from Arabic أَدْنَى →Every word from Arabic دُنْيَا →Every word from Malay dunia →