Where does “Goanese” come from?

Goanese (English) comes from English Goa, from Icelandic góa, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Goanese (English): A person from Goa; Of or relating to Goa

Definitions

  1. A person from Goa; Of or relating to Goa

Ancestry of “Goanese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoaA form of trance music that originated during the...
2IcelandicgóaThe second month of the traditional Icelandic...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →