Where does “salamat” come from?

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

salamat (Cebuano): thank you

Definitions

  1. thank you

Ancestry of “salamat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَلَامَات—
2Arabicسَلَامpeace; hello; greeting; peace
3Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Arabic سَلَام →Every word from Arabic سَلَامَات →
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