Where does “simbahan” come from?
simbahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog simba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.
simbahan (Tagalog): church
Ancestry of “simbahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | simba | act of attending Mass; act of going to church |
| 2 | Malay | sembah | — |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ | — |