Where does “-in-” come from?

-in- (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-in-, from Proto-Austronesian *-in-.

-in- (Cebuano): Added to mostly noun roots but also verb roots

Definitions

  1. Added to mostly noun roots but also verb roots

Ancestry of “-in-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-in-—
2Proto-Austronesian*-in-—

Words derived from “-in-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-in- →