Where does “tagabantay” come from?

tagabantay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bantay, from Ilocano bantay — mountain; high hill.

tagabantay (Tagalog): keeper; guardian

Definitions

  1. keeper; guardian

Ancestry of “tagabantay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbantayguard; escort; watch; A affectionate epithet for...
2Ilocanobantaymountain; high hill
Every word from Ilocano bantay →Every word from Tagalog bantay →