Where does “inang bayan” come from?

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

inang bayan (Tagalog): homeland; motherland

Definitions

  1. homeland; motherland

Ancestry of “inang bayan”, step by step

inang bayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ina

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

via Tagalog bayan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbayantown; municipality; nation; country; motherland;...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →