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Where does “hijita” come from?

hijita (Spanish) comes from Spanish hija, 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.

hijita (Spanish): Diminutive of hija: little daughter, daughterling

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hija: little daughter, daughterling

Ancestry of “hijita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhijadaughter; female equivalent of hijo
2Old Spanishfijadaughter
3Latinfīlia—
4Latinfīlius—
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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