Where does “upahan” come from?

upahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog upa, from Malay upah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq.

upahan (Tagalog): to rent, to lease

Definitions

  1. to rent, to lease

Ancestry of “upahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloguparent; lease; pay; salary
2Malayupahwage; compensation; a specified amount of money that is given to someone for doing a certain task
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*upaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upaq →Every word from Malay upah →Every word from Tagalog upa →