Where does “mahina” come from?
mahina (Tagalog) comes 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.
mahina (Tagalog): weak; feeble; sickly
Ancestry of “mahina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |