Where does “Simbahang Katolika” come from?

Simbahang Katolika (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog simbahan, from Tagalog simba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.

Simbahang Katolika (Tagalog): Catholic Church

Definitions

  1. Catholic Church

Ancestry of “Simbahang Katolika”, step by step

Simbahang Katolika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog simbahan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsimbahanchurch
2Tagalogsimbaact of attending Mass; act of going to church
3Malaysembahto worship
4Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

via Spanish Iglesia católica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishIglesia católicaCatholic Church
Every word from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ →Every word from Malay sembah →Every word from Tagalog simba →