Where does “das” come from?

das (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese das, from Latin das — second-person singular present active indicative...

das (Fala): contraction of de + as

Definitions

  1. contraction of de + as

Ancestry of “das”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedas—
2Latindassecond-person singular present active indicative...
Every word from Latin das →Every word from Old Portuguese das →