Where does “bentu” come from?
bentu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese vento, from Old Portuguese vento, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
bentu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): wind
Ancestry of “bentu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vento | wind; air; nothingness; nothing |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vento | — |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |