Where does “halilaya” come from?

halilaya (Tagalog) comes from Malay hari raya, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

halilaya (Tagalog): Eid al-Fitr

Definitions

  1. Eid al-Fitr

Ancestry of “halilaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhari rayaholiday, festival
2Malayhariday
3Proto-Malayicariday
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
5Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →