Where does “ihangin” come from?

ihangin (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central hangin, from Tagalog hangin, from Proto-Philippine haŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

Ancestry of “ihangin”, step by step

ihangin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central hangin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralhangin
2Tagaloghanginwind; air
3Proto-Philippinehaŋinwind
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
5Proto-Austronesianhaŋin

via Bikol Central i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrali
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin