Where does “mesquiño” come from?

mesquiño (Galician) comes from Galician dade, from Galician dar, from Old Portuguese dar, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

mesquiño (Galician): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “mesquiño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandadesecond-person plural imperative of dar
2Galiciandarto give
3Old Portuguesedar—
4Latindōto give
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →