Where does “walang-bayad” come from?

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

walang-bayad (Tagalog): free of charge; gratis; gratuitous

Definitions

  1. free of charge; gratis; gratuitous

Ancestry of “walang-bayad”, step by step

walang-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 wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayaD →
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