Where does “inay” come from?

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

inay (Tagalog): term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw

Definitions

  1. term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw

Ancestry of “inay”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inay”

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