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Where does “hirundino” come from?

hirundino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -ino, from German -īn, from Middle High German -īn.

hirundino (Esperanto): female swallow

Definitions

  1. female swallow

Ancestry of “hirundino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-inoof feminine sex
2German-īn—
3Middle High German-īn—
Every word from Middle High German -īn →