Where does “カイピリーニャ” come from?
カイピリーニャ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese caipirinha, from Portuguese -inha, from Portuguese -ã, from Old Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
カイピリーニャ (Japanese): caipirinha
Ancestry of “カイピリーニャ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | caipirinha | a traditional Brazilian drink prepared with... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -inha | feminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ã | forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -a | — |
| 5 | Latin | -at | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |