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Where does “банкина” come from?

банкина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian banchina, from Italian -ina, from Interlingua -ina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

банкина (Serbo-Croatian): shoulder; curb

Definitions

  1. shoulder; curb

Ancestry of “банкина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbanchinaquay, wharf; berm, shoulder, verge; footpath
2Italian-inaAlterative suffix used to form diminutives of...
3Interlingua-ina—
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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