Where does “ama” come from?

ama (Hanunoo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amá-q, from Proto-Austronesian *amax — father male parent.

ama (Hanunoo): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “ama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*amá-q—
2Proto-Austronesian*amaxfather male parent
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *amax →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amá-q →
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