Where does “nau” come from?
nau (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese não, from Old Occitan non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nau (Kabuverdianu): no
Ancestry of “nau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | não | not; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right? |
| 2 | Old Occitan | non | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |