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Where does “găină” come from?

găină (Romanian) 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.

găină (Romanian): chicken; hen

Definitions

  1. chicken; hen

Ancestry of “găină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingallīna—
2Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “găină”

  • găinușă
  • găinărie
  • găinar
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