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

  1. nail; fingernail; toenail

Ancestry of “unha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseunhanail; fingernail; toenail
2Old PortugueseunllaAlternative form of unna
3Vulgar Latinungla—
4Latinungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
5Latinunguisfingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃negʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →Every word from Latin unguis →Every word from Latin ungula →