Where does “uwan init” come from?
uwan init (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano init, from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.
uwan init (Cebuano): a sun shower
Definitions
- a sun shower
Ancestry of “uwan init”, step by step
uwan init traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano init
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | init | heat; warmth; temperature; hot; warm; humid;... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qinit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qinit | — |
via Cebuano uwan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | uwan | rain; to rain; to fall in large quantities |