Where does “bayanihan” come from?

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

bayanihan (Tagalog): communal altruistic cooperation; mutual aid; cooperative endeavor especially in a community project

Definitions

  1. communal altruistic cooperation; mutual aid; cooperative endeavor especially in a community project

Ancestry of “bayanihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogBayanihero
2Kapampanganbayanihero; valiant
3Proto-Philippine*baʀanihero
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold

Words derived from “bayanihan”

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