Where does “filla” come from?

filla (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese filha, 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.

filla (Fala): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “filla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefilha—
2Latinfīliadaughter
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-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 →