Where does “fila” come from?

fila (Macanese) comes from Portuguese filha, 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.

fila (Macanese): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “fila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefilhadaughter
2Old Portuguesefilha—
3Latinfīliadaughter
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-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 →