Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

ina (Cebuano): a mother

Definitions

  1. a mother

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
3Proto-Austronesianinamother

Words derived from “ina”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →