hija

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Spanish word hija comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, and later Old Latin filios (Son.)

*dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)

who sucks

*dʰeh₁y-li-os (Proto-Indo-European)

sucker

*dʰeh₁ylios (Proto-Indo-European)

filios (Latin)

filios (Old Latin)

Son.

*feiljos (Proto-Italic)

Son.

fīlius, fīlios (Old Latin)

filius (Latin)

(by extension) any male descendant. (in the plural) children. A son.

figlia (Italian)

(usually, regional) girl. Daughter.

fija (Old Spanish)

Daughter.

hija (Spanish)

Daughter;.

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