Where does “Tonying” come from?

Tonying (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -ing, from Spanish -ín, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Tonying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-ingUsed to form diminutives
2Spanish-ínchico + -ito → chiquito + API → chiquitín
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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