Where does “pasalamat” come from?

pasalamat (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central salamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات, from Arabic سَلَام, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

Ancestry of “pasalamat”, step by step

pasalamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central salamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsalamat—
2Arabicسَلَامَات—
3Arabicسَلَامpeace; hello; greeting; peace
4Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Arabic سَلَام →Every word from Arabic سَلَامَات →