Where does “alahas” come from?

alahas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alhajas, from Spanish alhaja, from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa, from Arabic حَاجَة — necessary thing; valuable thing.

alahas (Tagalog): jewelry; jewellery

Definitions

  1. jewelry; jewellery

Ancestry of “alahas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalhajasplural of alhaja
2Spanishalhajajewel; gem
3Andalusian Arabicalḥáǧa—
4Arabicحَاجَةnecessary thing; valuable thing

Words derived from “alahas”

Every word from Arabic حَاجَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa →Every word from Spanish alhaja →