Where does “init” come from?
init (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.
Ancestry of “init”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *qinit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qinit | — |
Words derived from “init”