Where does “kabili” come from?

kabili (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bili, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

kabili (Tagalog): person or party with whom a purchase is agreed upon either the buyer or the seller

Definitions

  1. person or party with whom a purchase is agreed upon either the buyer or the seller

Ancestry of “kabili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilipurchase; act of buying; purchase or buying...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
3Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Tagalog bili →