Where does “hina” come from?

hina (Tagalog) comes from Malay hina, from Classical Malay هينا, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

hina (Tagalog): weakness; softness

Definitions

  1. weakness; softness

Ancestry of “hina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhinalesser; bad
2Classical Malayهينا—
3Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “hina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás →