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Where does “simba” come from?
simba (Bikol Central) comes from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.
Ancestry of “simba”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
sembah
to worship
2
Javanese
ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
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Words derived from “simba”
simbahan
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