Where does “hinayang” come from?

hinayang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sayang, from Austronesian *sayaŋ.

hinayang (Tagalog): regret for a missed opportunity

Definitions

  1. regret for a missed opportunity

Ancestry of “hinayang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsayangwaste; wasting of a resource, talent, etc
2Austronesian*sayaŋ—
Every word from Austronesian *sayaŋ →Every word from Tagalog sayang →