Where does “tarik” come from?

tarik (Tausug) comes from Malay tarikh, from Arabic تَارِيخ — history.

tarik (Tausug): cockpit; cockfighting pit

Definitions

  1. cockpit; cockfighting pit

Ancestry of “tarik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytarikhdate the description of the current time, day, month, year, and so on
2Arabicتَارِيخhistory
Every word from Arabic تَارِيخ →Every word from Malay tarikh →