Where does “ning-” come from?

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

ning- (Cebuano): alternative form of

Definitions

  1. alternative form of

Ancestry of “ning-”, step by step

ning- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kapampangan ini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganinithis
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
3Proto-Austronesian*inithis

via Kapampangan ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganingdirect marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns

Words derived from “ning-”

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