Where does “linaki” come from?

linaki (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -in-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-in-, from Proto-Austronesian *-in-.

linaki (Cebuano): masculine; done stereotypically like a male

Definitions

  1. masculine; done stereotypically like a male

Ancestry of “linaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-in-Added to mostly noun roots but also verb roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-in-—
3Proto-Austronesian*-in-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-in- →
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