Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/qanitu

This Proto-Philippine entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

*qanitu

ghost (spirit of the dead)

Descendants

Aklanon: anitos
Bikol Central: anito
Calamian Tagbanwa: kanitu
Casiguran Dumagat Agta: anito
Cebuano: anitu
Central Bontoc: anitu
Dupaningan Agta: anitu
Ilocano: anito
Isnag: anito
Kankanaey: anito
Kapampangan: anito
Mag-Anchi Ayta: anito
Tagalog: anito
Yami: anito

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