Where does “ini” come from?

ini (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini, from Proto-Austronesian *ini — this.

Ancestry of “ini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
2Proto-Austronesian*inithis
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ini →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini →
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