Where does “Kabayanihan” come from?
Kabayanihan (English) comes from Tagalog kabayanihan, from Tagalog Bayani, from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.
Ancestry of “Kabayanihan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kabayanihan | heroism |
| 2 | Tagalog | Bayani | hero |
| 3 | Kapampangan | bayani | hero; valiant |
| 4 | Proto-Philippine | *baʀani | hero |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *baʀani | to be brave, be bold |