Where does “kantu” come from?
kantu (Kristang) comes from Portuguese quanto, from Old Portuguese quanto, from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.
kantu (Kristang): how.much or how many; how much or how many
Definitions
- how.much or how many; how much or how many
Ancestry of “kantu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quanto | as; how much; how many; how |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | quanto | how much |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |