Where does “igual” come from?

igual (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese igual, from Old Portuguese [[igual]], [[ygual]], from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

igual (Kabuverdianu): equal; same

Definitions

equal; same

Ancestry of “igual”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	igual	equal; like; just alike; similarly to; equals...
2	Old Portuguese	[[igual]], [[ygual]]	—
3	Latin	aequālis	equal, like
4	Latin	æquus	equal
5	Latin	vocāre	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Latin vocāre →Every word from Latin æquus →