Where does “otu” come from?

otu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese outro, from Old Portuguese outro, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

otu (Kabuverdianu): other

Definitions

other

Ancestry of “otu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	outro	other; another; another instance of someone or...
2	Old Portuguese	outro	—
3	Latin	alter	the other, the second; the one...the other
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂élteros	other , second
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂el-	to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “otu”

otro
Otrobanda

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →