Where does “galinha” come from?

galinha (Old Occitan) comes from Latin gallīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “galinha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	gallīna	hen (female chicken)
2	Latin	-ina	nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3	Latin	-īnus	of or pertaining to; -ine
4	Proto-Italic	-īnos	of/belonging to
5	Proto-Indo-European	-iHnos	Creates adjectives of materials
6	Proto-Indo-European	-no-	adjectival suffix

Words derived from “galinha”

gallina
galiña
cotorza
galiñola
gallina cega
gallinejar
gallineta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →