Where does “bayani” come from?

bayani (Kapampangan) comes from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.

bayani (Kapampangan): hero; valiant

Definitions

  1. hero; valiant

Ancestry of “bayani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*baʀanihero
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold

Words derived from “bayani”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani →Every word from Proto-Philippine *baʀani →
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