Where does “agama” come from?

agama (Maguindanao) comes from Malay agama, from Classical Malay اڬام, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

agama (Maguindanao): religion

Definitions

  1. religion

Ancestry of “agama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayagamareligion
2Classical Malayاڬام—
3Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →