Where does “anu” come from?
anu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese ano, from Old Portuguese ano, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
anu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): year; birthday
Ancestry of “anu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ano | year |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ano | year |
| 3 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |