Where does “putangina” come from?
putangina (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.
Ancestry of “putangina”, step by step
| 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 |