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

Definitions

  1. if; yes

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesimyes; indeed; do; yes; yea
2Old Portuguesesiyes, affirmatively
3Latinsibithe dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye →Every word from Latin sibi →