Where does “balikbayan” come from?

balikbayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

balikbayan (Tagalog): expatriate that returns to their native country especially Filipinos

Definitions

  1. expatriate that returns to their native country especially Filipinos

Ancestry of “balikbayan”, step by step

balikbayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbalikthe act of returning; the act of bringing back...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Tagalog bayan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbayantown; municipality; nation; country; motherland;...

Words derived from “balikbayan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →Every word from Tagalog balik →