Where does “si” come from?
si (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese sim, from Old Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
si (Kabuverdianu): if; yes
Ancestry of “si”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | sim | yes; indeed; do; yes; yea |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | si | yes, affirmatively |
| 3 | Latin | sibi | the dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sébʰye | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |