Where does “inang” come from?

inang (Indonesian) comes from Malay inang, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

inang (Indonesian): nursemaid, wet nurse

Definitions

  1. nursemaid, wet nurse

Ancestry of “inang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayinangmother
2Proto-Austronesianinamother
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