Where does “nobya” come from?

nobya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin novia, from Latin Nova — nova.

nobya (Tagalog): girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girlfriend

Ancestry of “nobya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnoviafemale equivalent of novio, girlfriend; female...
2Vulgar Latinnovia—
3LatinNovanova
Every word from Latin Nova →Every word from Vulgar Latin novia →Every word from Spanish novia →
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