Where does “simbahan” come from?

simbahan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central simba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.

Ancestry of “simbahan”, step by step

simbahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central simba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsimba—
2Malaysembahto worship
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

via Bikol Central han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralhan—
Every word from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ →Every word from Malay sembah →Every word from Bikol Central simba →