Where does “init” come from?

init (Cuyunon) comes from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

init (Cuyunon): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “init”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qinit—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qinit—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qinit →
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