Where does “alabado” come from?

alabado (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alabado, from Spanish alabar, from Latin alapa, from Aramaic אַלַּף — to teach.

alabado (Tagalog): praise; a part of a prayer to God or a saint

Definitions

  1. praise; a part of a prayer to God or a saint

Ancestry of “alabado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishalabadoA Catholic devotional hymn
2Spanishalabarto praise
3Latinalapaslap, smack
4Aramaicאַלַּףto teach
Every word from Aramaic אַלַּף →Every word from Latin alapa →Every word from Spanish alabar →