Where does “bagi hasil” come from?

bagi hasil (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bagi, from Malay bagi, from Tagalog bahagi, from Austronesian *baqagi.

bagi hasil (Indonesian): revenue sharing (the distribution of revenue, the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services among the stakeholders or contributors)

Definitions

  1. revenue sharing (the distribution of revenue, the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services among the stakeholders or contributors)

Ancestry of “bagi hasil”, step by step

bagi hasil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbagifor; to share; part, share
2Malaybagito divide
3Tagalogbahagipart; fraction; portion; section
4Austronesian*baqagi—

via Indonesian hasil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhasilresult, output, outcome
2Malayhasilyield; product
3Arabicحَاصِلend, conclusion; score, sum, total
Every word from Austronesian *baqagi →Every word from Tagalog bahagi →Every word from Malay bagi →