Where does “nada” come from?

nada (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese nada, from Latin nata, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nada (Galician): nothing; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. nothing; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “nada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenadanothing
2Latinnatafemale child, daughter; girl; second-person...
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos