Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
3Proto-Austronesianinamother
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ina →