Where does “unha” come from?
unha (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese unha, from Old Portuguese unlla, from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
unha (Guinea-Bissau Creole): nail; fingernail; toenail
Definitions
- nail; fingernail; toenail
Ancestry of “unha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | unha | nail; :fingernail; toenail |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | unlla | Alternative form of unna |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ungla | — |
| 4 | Latin | ungula | hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice |
| 5 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |