Where does “higanti” come from?

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

higanti (Tagalog): revenge; vengeance; retaliation

Definitions

  1. revenge; vengeance; retaliation

Ancestry of “higanti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggantirevenge; compensation; reward
2Proto-Philippineganti—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianganti—

Words derived from “higanti”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ganti →