Where does “en” come from?
en (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese em, from Old Portuguese en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
en (Kabuverdianu): in
Ancestry of “en”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | em | in; inside; within; on; on top of; in; at |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | en | in |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |