Where does “inanak” come from?

inanak (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano in, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

inanak (Cebuano): godchild; godson, goddaughter

Definitions

  1. godchild; godson, goddaughter

Ancestry of “inanak”, step by step

inanak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoin
2Cebuano-anplace of
3Proto-Philippine*-anverbal suffix marking locative focus
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
5Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Cebuano anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoanaka child; daughter or son, regardless of age; to...
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -an