Where does “kainitan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kainitan”, step by step

kainitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central init

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralinit—
2Proto-Philippine*qinit—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qinit—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qinit →Every word from Bikol Central init →