Where does “bayad” come from?

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

bayad (Hiligaynon): charge; payment; fee; toll

Definitions

  1. charge; payment; fee; toll

Ancestry of “bayad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-PhilippinebayaDto pay
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbayaDto pay
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaDEvery word from Proto-Philippine bayaD