Where does “inahan” come from?

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

inahan (Cebuano): a female parent; a mother

Definitions

  1. a female parent; a mother

Ancestry of “inahan”, step by step

inahan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoinaa mother
2Proto-Philippineina—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
4Proto-Austronesianinamother

via Waray-Waray han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayhan—

via Waray-Waray ina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayina—

Words derived from “inahan”

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