Where does “filha” come from?

filha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese filha, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

filha (Portuguese): daughter

Definitions

daughter

Ancestry of “filha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	filha	—
2	Latin	fīlia	daughter
3	Latin	fīlius	a son
4	Old Latin	fīlios	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁y-li-os	sucker
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁(y)-	to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “filha”

fila

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →