Where does “filha” come from?

filha (Old Occitan) comes from Latin filia, from Latin filius, from Old Latin filios, from Proto-Italic feiljos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ylios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “filha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfiliadaughter; any female offspring
2Latinfiliusa son; any male descendant; children
3Old Latinfiliosson; accusative plural of fīlius
4Proto-Italicfeiljosson
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁yliossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁yliosEvery word from Proto-Italic feiljos