Where does “quina” come from?

quina (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esquina, from Old Portuguese esquina, from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

quina (Portuguese): corner; fivesome; the number 5 on a die, card,...

Definitions

  1. corner; fivesome; the number 5 on a die, card,...

Ancestry of “quina”, step by step

quina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese esquina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesquinaangle; corner
2Old Portugueseesquina—
3Gothic𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰—
4Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin quina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquinanominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
2Latinquinifive each; five at a time
3Latinquinquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “quina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinō →