Where does “putang ina” come from?
putang ina (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puta, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
putang ina (Tagalog): Prostitute mother; Anyone contemptible; Annoying,...
Definitions
- Prostitute mother; Anyone contemptible; Annoying,...
Ancestry of “putang ina”, step by step
putang ina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog puta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | puta | prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or... |
| 2 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |