Where does “mainum” come from?

mainum (Tausug) comes from Latin -inum, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

mainum (Tausug): drinkable

Definitions

  1. drinkable

Ancestry of “mainum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inumnominative neuter singular of -īnus; accusative...
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →