anito

Yami

noun

Definitions

evil spirit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*qaNiCu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hantu Indonesian
anito Tagalog
burung hantu Malay
hantu Malay
jari hantu Malay
*qanitu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*qaNiCu Proto-Austronesian
*hantu Proto-Malayic
*qantu Proto-Malayic
*qanitu Proto-Polynesian
*qanitu Proto-Oceanic
aitu Samoan
*ʔantɔw Proto-Chamic
atŏw Eastern Cham
hanitu Bunun