Where does “bagani” come from?

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

bagani (Maranao): vim; vigor

Definitions

  1. vim; vigor

Ancestry of “bagani”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bagani

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