Where does “nhinina” come from?

nhinina (Macanese) comes from Macanese nina, from Portuguese Nina, from Russian Ни́на, from Georgian ნინო, from Old Georgian ნინო.

nhinina (Macanese): young lady

Definitions

  1. young lady

Ancestry of “nhinina”, step by step

nhinina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macanese nina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macaneseninagirl
2PortugueseNina—
3RussianНи́на—
4GeorgianნინოNino
5Old Georgianნინო—

via Macanese nhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macanesenhigirl, miss
Every word from Old Georgian ნინო →Every word from Georgian ნინო →Every word from Russian Ни́на →