Where does “tcama” come from?
tcama (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese chamar, from Old Portuguese chamar, from Latin clamare, from Latin clamo, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
tcama (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to call
Definitions
- to call
Ancestry of “tcama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chamar | to call; to summon; to call; to be called |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | chamar | call |
| 3 | Latin | clamare | present active infinitive of clāmō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | clamo | I cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim; I call,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |