Where does “sumbahan” come from?

sumbahan (Tausug) comes from Tausug sumba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.

sumbahan (Tausug): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “sumbahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugsumbato worship, to pay homage
2Malaysembahto worship
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—
Every word from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ →Every word from Malay sembah →Every word from Tausug sumba →