Where does “súa” come from?

súa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sua, from Latin sua, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

súa (Galician): his, hers, its; their

Definitions

  1. his, hers, its; their

Ancestry of “súa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesua—
2Latinsuanominative singular feminine of suus; nominative...
3Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →