Where does “bayani” come from?

bayani (Bikol Central) comes from Tagalog Bayani, from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.

bayani (Bikol Central): hero; heroine

Definitions

  1. hero; heroine

Ancestry of “bayani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogBayanihero
2Kapampanganbayanihero; valiant
3Proto-Philippine*baʀanihero
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani →Every word from Proto-Philippine *baʀani →Every word from Kapampangan bayani →