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

1. 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