Where does “ina” come from?

ina (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina, from Proto-Austronesian ina — mother.

ina (Tagalog): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ina”, step by step

ina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Philippine ina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineina—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
3Proto-Austronesianinamother

via Tagalog Inang Dalamhati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogInang DalamhatiOur Lady of Sorrows

Words derived from “ina”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →