Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

ina (Bikol Central): mother; to subtract, to decrease in number

Definitions

  1. mother; to subtract, to decrease in number

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
3Proto-Austronesianinamother

Words derived from “ina”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →