Where does “jawap” come from?

jawap (West Makian) comes from Malay jawab, from Arabic جَوَاب — answer, reply.

jawap (West Makian): to answer, respond

Definitions

  1. to answer, respond

Ancestry of “jawap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjawabto answer; answer
2Arabicجَوَابanswer, reply
Every word from Arabic جَوَاب →Every word from Malay jawab →