Where does “nay” come from?

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

nay (Tagalog): abbreviation of nanay, the informal form of ina

Definitions

  1. abbreviation of nanay, the informal form of ina

Ancestry of “nay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloginayterm of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw
2Tagaloginamother
3Proto-Philippineina—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinamother
5Proto-Austronesianinamother
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ina →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ina →Every word from Proto-Philippine ina →