Where does “una” come from?

una (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *unah, from Proto-Austronesian *(q)uNah.

una (Cebuano): first; 1st; ahead, early; the first place

Definitions

  1. first; 1st; ahead, early; the first place

Ancestry of “una”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*unah—
2Proto-Austronesian*(q)uNah—

Words derived from “una”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *(q)uNah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *unah →