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Where does “molestiya” come from?

molestiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish molestia, from Latin molestia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “molestiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmolestia—
2Latinmolestia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “molestiya”

  • mangmolestiya
  • molestiyahin
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