Where does “dunha” come from?
dunha (Galician) comes from Galician de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “dunha”, step by step
dunha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | de | of, from |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Galician unha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | unha | a, one; one |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ũa | feminine singular of ũu |
| 3 | Latin | una | nominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;... |
| 4 | Latin | unus | one, single; alone; one; 1 |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |