Where does “inaon” come from?

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

inaon (Cebuano): a female wedding sponsor

Definitions

  1. a female wedding sponsor

Ancestry of “inaon”, step by step

inaon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ina

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

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →