Where does “bai” come from?

bai (Pangasinan) comes from Proto-Philippine *bahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

bai (Pangasinan): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “bai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*bahi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Philippine *bahi →