Where does “haribini” come from?

haribini (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hari, from Old Javanese haji — king.

haribini (Tagalog): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “haribini”, step by step

haribini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghariking
2Old Javanesehajiking

via Tagalog bini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbinimodesty
Every word from Old Javanese hajiEvery word from Tagalog hari