Where does “instantiño” come from?

instantiño (Galician) comes from Galician instante, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

instantiño (Galician): a little moment

Definitions

  1. a little moment

Ancestry of “instantiño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianinstanteinstant; moment (very brief period of time)
2Latinīnstānsstanding or pressing upon
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →