Where does “habal” come from?

habal (Tausug) comes from Malay khabar, from Classical Malay khabar, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

habal (Tausug): news

Definitions

  1. news

Ancestry of “habal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykhabarnews
2Classical Malaykhabarreport
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Classical Malay khabar →Every word from Malay khabar →