Where does “iniina” come from?

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

iniina (Tagalog): godmother; female sponsor

Definitions

  1. godmother; female sponsor

Ancestry of “iniina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “iniina”

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