Where does “sifat” come from?

sifat (West Makian) comes from Malay sifat, from Classical Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة — quality, trait.

sifat (West Makian): appearance

Definitions

  1. appearance

Ancestry of “sifat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysifatattribute; quality; property
2Classical MalaysifatA characteristic or quality of a thing;...
3Arabicصِفَةquality, trait
Every word from Arabic صِفَة →Every word from Classical Malay sifat →Every word from Malay sifat →