Where does “hija” come from?

hija (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fija, 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.

hija (Spanish): daughter; female equivalent of hijo

Definitions

  1. daughter; female equivalent of hijo

Ancestry of “hija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfijadaughter
2Latinfīliadaughter
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “hija

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