Where does “bantay-pinto” come from?

bantay-pinto (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pinto, from Malay pintu — door.

bantay-pinto (Tagalog): doorkeeper; gatekeeper; porter

Definitions

  1. doorkeeper; gatekeeper; porter

Ancestry of “bantay-pinto”, step by step

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

via Tagalog pinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpintodoor
2Malaypintudoor

via Tagalog bantay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbantayguard; escort; watch; A affectionate epithet for...
2Ilocanobantaymountain; high hill
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