Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Motu) comes from Proto-Oceanic ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

ina (Motu): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
3Proto-Austronesianinamother
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ina →