Where does “hija” come from?

hija (Chavacano) comes from Spanish hija, from Old Spanish fija, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

hija (Chavacano): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “hija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhijadaughter; female equivalent of hijo
2Old Spanishfijadaughter
3Latinfīliadaughter
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →