Where does “kahinaang-loob” come from?
kahinaang-loob (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kahinaan, from Tagalog hina, 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.
kahinaang-loob (Tagalog): faintheartedness; pusillanimity
Definitions
- faintheartedness; pusillanimity
Ancestry of “kahinaang-loob”, step by step
kahinaang-loob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog kahinaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kahinaan | weakness |
| 2 | Tagalog | hina | weakness; softness |
| 3 | Malay | hina | lesser; bad |
| 4 | Classical Malay | هينا | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हीन | abandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰHnás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁-nós | abandoned |
| 8 | 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;... |