Where does “barangay” come from?
Barangay comes from Old Tagalog ᜊᜎᜅᜁ, a term for a small maritime community or settlement in pre-colonial Philippines.
barangay (English): The smallest local government unit in the...
Definitions
- The smallest local government unit in the...
Ancestry of “barangay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | barangay | The smallest local government unit in the... |
| 2 | Old Tagalog | ᜊᜎᜅᜁ | — |