Where does “amay” come from?

amay (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ama-i, from Proto-Austronesian *ama—h.

amay (Hiligaynon): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “amay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ama-i—
2Proto-Austronesian*ama—h—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ama—h →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ama-i →