Where does “putang ina mo” come from?
putang ina mo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog putang ina, from Tagalog puta, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus — to be clean, pure.
putang ina mo (Tagalog): expression to show discontent or contempt with the other party: your mother is a whore; you son of a bitch; fuck you
Definitions
- expression to show discontent or contempt with the other party: your mother is a whore; you son of a bitch; fuck you
Ancestry of “putang ina mo”, step by step
putang ina mo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog putang ina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | putang ina | Prostitute mother; Anyone contemptible; Annoying,... |
| 2 | Tagalog | puta | prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or... |
| 3 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 6 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 8 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |