Where does “hañit” come from?

hañit (Ivatan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

hañit (Ivatan): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “hañit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
2Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →