Where does “agamahan” come from?

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

agamahan (Tagalog): religion

Definitions

  1. religion

Ancestry of “agamahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maranaoagamareligion
2Malayagamareligion
3Classical Malayاڬام—
4Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →