Where does “singbahan” come from?

singbahan (Waray-Waray) comes from Waray-Waray singba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.

singbahan (Waray-Waray): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “singbahan”, step by step

singbahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Waray-Waray singba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Waraysingbato go to church, to attend church services
2Malaysembahto worship
3Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

via Waray-Waray han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayhan—
Every word from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ →Every word from Malay sembah →Every word from Waray-Waray singba →