Where does “ni-” come from?

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

ni- (Cebuano): alternative form of

Definitions

  1. alternative form of

Ancestry of “ni-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoning-alternative form of
2Kapampanganinithis
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
4Proto-Austronesian*inithis

Words derived from “ni-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ini →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini →Every word from Kapampangan ini →