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Where does “-inha” come from?

-inha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ã, from Old Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-inha (Portuguese): feminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine...

Definitions

  1. feminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine...

Ancestry of “-inha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãforms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending...
2Old Portuguese-a—
3Latin-atthird-person singular present active indicative...
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-inha”

  • tigelinha
  • portinhola
  • portinha
  • -inh
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