Where does “ina-ina” come from?

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

ina-ina (Cebuano): a stepmother

Definitions

  1. a stepmother

Ancestry of “ina-ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoinaa mother
2Proto-Philippineina—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
4Proto-Austronesianinamother
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →