Where does “amin” come from?

amin (Ilocano) comes from Tagalog amin, from Proto-Austronesian amən.

amin (Ilocano): total; entire; complete

Definitions

  1. total; entire; complete

Ancestry of “amin”, step by step

amin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog amin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogamin1st person exclusive possessive pronoun: our; 1st...
2Proto-Austronesianamən—

via Proto-Austronesian *amin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*amin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian amən →Every word from Tagalog amin →