Where does “magbahasa” come from?

magbahasa (Tausug) comes from Tausug bahasa, from Indonesian Bahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.

magbahasa (Tausug): to speak in Malay or Indonesian language

Definitions

  1. to speak in Malay or Indonesian language

Ancestry of “magbahasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugbahasalanguage
2IndonesianBahasalanguage
3Malaybahasalanguage; decorum, appropriate social behavior
4Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
5Sanskritभाष—
Every word from Sanskrit भाष →Every word from Sanskrit भाषा →Every word from Malay bahasa →