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

Definitions

  1. year; birthday

Ancestry of “anu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseanoyear
2Old Portugueseanoyear
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →