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
- first; 1st; ahead, early; the first place
Ancestry of “una”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *unah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *(q)uNah | — |