How to Write 'HOME' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word HOME. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
HOME
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-Ha
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ba-Ha-Y
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *balay, meaning a public building or house.
ROOT WORD: BAHAY
kabahayan
household
pamamahay
home life
magbahay
to build a house
kasambahay
housemate