Where does “êll” come from?
êll (Indo-Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ele, from Old Portuguese ele, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
êll (Indo-Portuguese): he
Ancestry of “êll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ele | he; it; him; it; he; him; it |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ele | — |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |