Where does “hina ng loob” come from?
hina ng loob (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ng, from Tagalog Amansinaya, from Tagalog sinaya, from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος — to seek out.
hina ng loob (Tagalog): Cowardice; fearfulness; Cowardly; fearful; To be...
Definitions
- Cowardice; fearfulness; Cowardly; fearful; To be...
Ancestry of “hina ng loob”, step by step
hina ng loob traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ng | of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | Amansinaya | ancient pagan god of fishermen |
| 3 | Tagalog | sinaya | first taste, act, or experience of something |
| 4 | Tagalog | saya | joy, happiness; fun; skirt |
| 5 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 7 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 9 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 10 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Tagalog hina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | hina | weakness; softness |
| 2 | Malay | hina | lesser; bad |
| 3 | Classical Malay | هينا | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हीन | abandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰHnás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁-nós | abandoned |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |
via Tagalog loob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | loob | interior; inside; inner surface; will; volution;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | malayang loob | free will |
| 3 | English | free will | A person's natural inclination; unforced choice;... |