Where does “init” come from?

init (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

Ancestry of “init”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qinit—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qinit—

Words derived from “init”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qinit →