Where does “hina” come from?
hina (Indonesian) comes from Malay hina, from Classical Malay هينا, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
hina (Indonesian): lesser; bad
Ancestry of “hina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | hina | lesser; bad |
| 2 | Classical Malay | هينا | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हीन | abandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰHnás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁-nós | abandoned |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |