Where does “ninong” come from?

ninong (Tagalog) comes from Spanish padrino, from Latin patrīnus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ninong (Tagalog): godfather

Definitions

  1. godfather

Ancestry of “ninong”, step by step

ninong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish padrino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpadrinogodfather; sponsor
2Latinpatrīnusgodfather
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Spanish niño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishniñochild; boy, girl
2Vulgar Latinninnus—

Words derived from “ninong”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →