Where does “gantihan” come from?

gantihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ganti, from Proto-Philippine ganti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ganti.

gantihan (Tagalog): to take revenge

Definitions

  1. to take revenge

Ancestry of “gantihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggantirevenge; compensation; reward
2Proto-Philippineganti—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianganti—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ganti →Every word from Proto-Philippine ganti →Every word from Tagalog ganti →