Where does “kaharian” come from?

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

kaharian (Tagalog): domain, kingdom, monarchy, realm

Definitions

  1. domain, kingdom, monarchy, realm

Ancestry of “kaharian”, step by step

kaharian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghariking
2Old Javanesehajiking

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

via Maguindanao ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maguindanaoka- -an—
Every word from Old Javanese haji →Every word from Tagalog hari →
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