Where does “hinca” come from?

hinca (Chavacano) comes from Spanish hincar, from Spanish fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

hinca (Chavacano): to kneel

Definitions

  1. to kneel

Ancestry of “hinca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhincarto thrust, drive
2Spanishfincarto thrust, stick; to plant, cultivate; to acquire...
3Old Spanishfincar
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō