Where does “galiña” come from?
galiña (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu galinha, from Portuguese galinha, from Old Portuguese galinha, from Latin gallīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
galiña (Papiamentu): hen; chicken; girl
Definitions
- hen; chicken; girl
Ancestry of “galiña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | galinha | hen |
| 2 | Portuguese | galinha | hen; a woman who is almost never single; who is... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | galinha | — |
| 4 | Latin | gallīna | hen (female chicken) |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |