Where does “kabaleyan” come from?

kabaleyan (Pangasinan) comes from Pangasinan baley, from Proto-Philippine balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

kabaleyan (Pangasinan): countryman or someone from the same town

Definitions

  1. countryman or someone from the same town

Ancestry of “kabaleyan”, step by step

kabaleyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pangasinan baley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pangasinanbaleytown
2Proto-Philippinebalayhouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Pangasinan ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pangasinanka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Philippine balay →