Where does “kalihim” come from?

kalihim (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lihim.

kalihim (Tagalog): secretary

Definitions

  1. secretary

Ancestry of “kalihim”, step by step

kalihim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lihim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglihimsecret
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlihim—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—

via Cebuano lihim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolihim—

Words derived from “kalihim”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lihim →Every word from Tagalog lihim →