Where does “*(i-)ni” come from?

*(i-)ni (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini, from Proto-Austronesian *ini — this.

Ancestry of “*(i-)ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
2Proto-Austronesian*inithis

Words derived from “*(i-)ni

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iniEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini