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

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “mainit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralinit—
2Proto-Philippine*qinit—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qinit—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qinit →Every word from Bikol Central init →