Where does “mainit” come from?

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

mainit (Hiligaynon): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “mainit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynoninitheat
2Proto-Philippine*qinit—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qinit—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qinit →Every word from Hiligaynon init →