Where does “unha” come from?

unha (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese ũa, from Latin una, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unha (Fala): Feminine singular indefinite article; a

Definitions

  1. Feminine singular indefinite article; a

Ancestry of “unha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseũafeminine singular of ũu
2Latinunanominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;...
3Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →