Where does “ela” come from?

ela (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

ela (Fala): Third person singular feminine nominative pronoun; she

Definitions

  1. Third person singular feminine nominative pronoun; she

Ancestry of “ela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseelashe
2Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille