Where does “simba” come from?

simba (Tagalog) comes from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.

simba (Tagalog): act of attending Mass; act of going to church

Definitions

  1. act of attending Mass; act of going to church

Ancestry of “simba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysembahto worship
2Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

Words derived from “simba”

Every word from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ →Every word from Malay sembah →
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