Where does “alahas” come from?

alahas (Cebuano) comes from Spanish alhaja, from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa, from Arabic حَاجَة — necessary thing; valuable thing.

alahas (Cebuano): jewelry; jewellery; a gem

Definitions

  1. jewelry; jewellery; a gem

Ancestry of “alahas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalhajajewel; gem
2Andalusian Arabicalḥáǧa—
3Arabicحَاجَةnecessary thing; valuable thing
Every word from Arabic حَاجَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa →Every word from Spanish alhaja →