Where does “ting-init” come from?
ting-init (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano init, from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.
ting-init (Cebuano): dry season, summer, summertime
Definitions
- dry season, summer, summertime
Ancestry of “ting-init”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | init | heat; warmth; temperature; hot; warm; humid;... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qinit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qinit | — |