Where does “kabilihan” come from?

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

kabilihan (Tagalog): person or party accustomed to have a purchase with

Definitions

  1. person or party accustomed to have a purchase with

Ancestry of “kabilihan”, step by step

kabilihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbilipurchase; act of buying; purchase or buying...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
3Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

via Tagalog ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -han—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Tagalog bili →