Where does “simbahan” come from?

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

simbahan (Tagalog): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “simbahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsimbaact of attending Mass; act of going to church
2Malaysembahto worship
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

Words derived from “simbahan”

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