Where does “guwaping” come from?

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

guwaping (Tagalog): handsome

Definitions

  1. handsome

Ancestry of “guwaping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishguapínDiminutive of guapo
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 -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →