Where does “pambahay” come from?

pambahay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog báhay — house, home.

pambahay (Tagalog): related to home or the household; domestic

Definitions

  1. related to home or the household; domestic

Ancestry of “pambahay”, step by step

pambahay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog báhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbáhayhouse, home

via Tagalog pam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpam
Every word from Tagalog báhay
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