Where does “kani-kaniyang bayad” come from?

kani-kaniyang bayad (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bayad, from Proto-Philippine bayaD, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD — to pay.

kani-kaniyang bayad (Tagalog): splitting one's cost relative to what one bought; going Dutch

Definitions

  1. splitting one's cost relative to what one bought; going Dutch

Ancestry of “kani-kaniyang bayad”, step by step

kani-kaniyang bayad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog bayad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbayadpayment; installment; paying or discharge of debt...
2Proto-PhilippinebayaDto pay
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbayaDto pay

via Tagalog kani-kaniya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkani-kaniyahis, her, or its own
2Tagalogkaniyahis; her
3Proto-Philippine*kania—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD →