Where does “hai” come from?
hai (Galician) comes from Galician haber, from Old Portuguese aver, from Latin habere, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
hai (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of haber
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of haber
Ancestry of “hai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | haber | shall; ought to; should; will; there be; exist |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | aver | to have; to exist |
| 3 | Latin | habere | present active infinitive of habeō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |