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Where does “suya” come from?

suya (Spanish) comes from Spanish suyo, from Spanish su, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

suya (Spanish): feminine singular of suyo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of suyo

Ancestry of “suya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishsuyoHis, hers, its; Theirs; Yours
2SpanishsuApocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's,...
3Latinsuushis, her, its, their
4Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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