Where does “inam” come from?

inam (Tagalog) comes from Hungarian ín, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

inam (Tagalog): niceness; prettiness; beauty

Definitions

  1. niceness; prettiness; beauty

Ancestry of “inam”, step by step

inam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianíntendon, sinew; slave
2Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Azerbaijani inanmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniinanmaqto believe
2Proto-Turkic*ïnan-to believe

Words derived from “inam

Every word from Proto-Uralic sëneEvery word from Hungarian ín