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Where does “knabino” come from?

knabino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto knabo, from German knabe, from Middle High German knabe, from Old High German knabo, from Proto-West Germanic knabō — alternative reconstruction of *knappō.

knabino (Esperanto): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “knabino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoknaboboy
2Germanknabe—
3Middle High Germanknabe—
4Old High Germanknaboboy
5Proto-West Germanicknabōalternative reconstruction of *knappō

Words derived from “knabino”

  • knabineco
  • knabinaĉo
  • knabineto
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