Etymology

anito

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Today it means: ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions Full definition →

Spanish anito ← Tagalog anito ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu
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The story

  1. Proto-Austronesian · derived from*qaNiCu
  2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*qanitu
  3. Tagalog · derived fromanito
  4. Spanish · derived fromanito
  5. English todayanito

From Spanish anito, Tagalog anito, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

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