Where does “alma” come from?

alma (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese alma, from Old Portuguese alma, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

alma (Guinea-Bissau Creole): soul

Definitions

  1. soul

Ancestry of “alma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealmasoul
2Old Portuguesealmasoul
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Italic anamos →