Where does “maghulmat” come from?

maghulmat (Tausug) comes from Tausug hulmat, from Malay hormat, from Arabic حُرْمَة — honor, veneration; honor, dignity, good name;...

maghulmat (Tausug): to do service for someone, entertain, show respect by service or gifts especially to or for a person of high rank, as a sultan, datu, president or prime minister

Definitions

  1. to do service for someone, entertain, show respect by service or gifts especially to or for a person of high rank, as a sultan, datu, president or prime minister

Ancestry of “maghulmat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausughulmatservice; entertainment; gift given to show affection, support, appreciation, or reverence
2Malayhormatrespectful
3Arabicحُرْمَةhonor, veneration; honor, dignity, good name;...
Every word from Arabic حُرْمَة →Every word from Malay hormat →Every word from Tausug hulmat →