Where does “tag-init” come from?
tag-init (Tagalog) comes from Bikol Central init, from Proto-Philippine *qinit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.
tag-init (Tagalog): dry season; summer
Ancestry of “tag-init”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | init | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qinit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qinit | — |