Where does “mainit” come from?
mainit (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central init, from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.
mainit (Bikol Central): hot
Ancestry of “mainit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | init | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qinit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qinit | — |