Where does “bayri” come from?

bayri (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bayad, from Proto-Philippine bayaD, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD — to pay.

Ancestry of “bayri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobayadfee; payment; remittance
2Proto-PhilippinebayaDto pay
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbayaDto pay
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD →Every word from Proto-Philippine bayaD →Every word from Cebuano bayad →