Where does “alahasan” come from?

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

alahasan (Tagalog): to be provided jewelry to wear

Definitions

  1. to be provided jewelry to wear

Ancestry of “alahasan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogalahasjewelry; jewellery
2Spanishalhajasplural of alhaja
3Spanishalhajajewel; gem
4Andalusian Arabicalḥáǧa—
5Arabicحَاجَةnecessary thing; valuable thing
Every word from Arabic حَاجَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa →Every word from Spanish alhaja →