Where does “Natal” come from?
Natal (Indonesian) comes from Malay Natal, from Portuguese natal, from Old Portuguese natal, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “Natal”, step by step