Where does “bayada” come from?

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

bayada (Ilocano): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “bayada”, step by step

bayada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ilocano bayad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocanobayadpayment
2Proto-PhilippinebayaDto pay
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbayaDto pay

via Ilocano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocanoa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD →Every word from Proto-Philippine bayaD →Every word from Ilocano bayad →