Where does “bayanimbayan” come from?
bayanimbayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Bayani, from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.
bayanimbayan (Tagalog): folk hero
Definitions
- folk hero
Ancestry of “bayanimbayan”, step by step
bayanimbayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog Bayani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Bayani | hero |
| 2 | Kapampangan | bayani | hero; valiant |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *baʀani | hero |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *baʀani | to be brave, be bold |
via Tagalog bayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bayan | town; municipality; nation; country; motherland;... |