Where does “rua” come from?
rua (Kristang) comes from Portuguese rua, from Old Portuguese rua, from Vulgar Latin ruga, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
rua (Kristang): road; route; street
Definitions
- road; route; street
Ancestry of “rua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | rua | street; road; streets; out! |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | rua | street |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ruga | furrow, path, street; crease , wrinkle |
| 4 | Latin | rūga | a crease in the face, wrinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |