Where does “bantay-dagat” come from?

bantay-dagat (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dagat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

bantay-dagat (Tagalog): coast guard

Definitions

  1. coast guard

Ancestry of “bantay-dagat”, step by step

bantay-dagat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dagat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdagatocean, sea; bay, gulf; lake
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea

via Tagalog bantay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbantayguard; escort; watch; A affectionate epithet for...
2Ilocanobantaymountain; high hill
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat →Every word from Tagalog dagat →