Where does “inahing manok” come from?

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

inahing manok (Tagalog): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “inahing manok”, step by step

inahing manok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog inahin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloginahinhen
2Tagaloginamother
3Proto-Philippineina—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
5Proto-Austronesianinamother

via Tagalog manok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmanokchicken; bet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →