Where does “saraf” come from?

saraf (Tetum) comes from Indonesian saraf, from Malay saraf, from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

saraf (Tetum): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “saraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansarafnerve
2Malaysarafnerve; inflection; nerve tissue
3Arabicشرفto be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
4Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شرف →Every word from Malay saraf →