Where does “Bayani” come from?

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

Bayani (Tagalog): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “Bayani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganbayanihero; valiant
2Proto-Philippine*baʀanihero
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold

Words derived from “Bayani”

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