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Commonly believed to be from bahag(“loincloth”) + hari(“king”). For this etymology, scholars have alternative suggestions where the latter component may be from Malayhari(“day”), according to Wolff (1976), or from Sanskritहरि(hari, “the sun”), according to Potet (2016). Compare Kapampanganpinanari.
Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 356
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 283
Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 33
