Where does “paghinalaan” come from?

paghinalaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hinala, from Tagalog sala, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

paghinalaan (Tagalog): to suspect

Definitions

  1. to suspect

Ancestry of “paghinalaan”, step by step

paghinalaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog hinala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghinalasuspicion
2Tagalogsalafault; guilt; blame; error; mistake; sin; offense
3Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
4Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
5Aramaicצלותאprayer

via Tagalog pag- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag- -anObject trigger - perform the action of the verb on/ at/ to/ in something or someone
Every word from Aramaic צלותא