Where does “balikbayan” come from?

balikbayan (English) comes from Tagalog balikbayan, from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

balikbayan (English): A Filipino returning to the Philippines after...

Definitions

  1. A Filipino returning to the Philippines after...

Ancestry of “balikbayan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikbayanexpatriate that returns to their native country especially Filipinos
2Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →Every word from Tagalog balikbayan →