Where does “gining” come from?

gining (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.

gining (Tagalog): young woman; teenage girl

Definitions

  1. young woman; teenage girl

Ancestry of “gining”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Proto-Italic -īnos
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