Where does “sanha” come from?

sanha (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese assanhar, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sanha (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “sanha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseassanharto infuriate, enrage
2Portugueseá-a- not; without
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →