Where does “suja” come from?
suja (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese sujo, from Old Portuguese çujo, from Latin succidus, from Latin sucidus, from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
suja (Kabuverdianu): dirty
Ancestry of “suja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | sujo | containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | çujo | — |
| 3 | Latin | succidus | Alternative spelling of sūcidus |
| 4 | Latin | sucidus | juicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily,... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | sotz | under; underneath |
| 6 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |