Where does “naning” come from?

naning (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ning-, from Kapampangan ini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini, from Proto-Austronesian *ini — this.

naning (Cebuano): hardworking; studious; given to study; a...

Definitions

  1. hardworking; studious; given to study; a...

Ancestry of “naning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoning-alternative form of
2Kapampanganinithis
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
4Proto-Austronesian*inithis
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ini →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini →Every word from Kapampangan ini →