English
Pinay
Pinay comes from Tagalog Pinay ‘a Filipina’, and goes back to Spanish Filipinas ‘the Philippine Isles’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFilipinas‘the Philippine Isles’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentFelipe
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentfilipina
- TagalogmodernPilipina‘Filipina’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernPinay‘a Filipina’clipping of Pilipina
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFilipinas‘the Philippine Isles’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentFelipe
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentfilipina
- TagalogmodernPilipina‘Filipina’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernPinay‘a Filipina’clipping of Pilipina
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish Filipinas
Today it means
noun A Filipina; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, and those descending from such, who is female.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Filipinas / Pinay