Where does “sinza” come from?

sinza (Kristang) comes from Portuguese cinza, from Old Portuguese cĩisa, from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

sinza (Kristang): gray

Definitions

  1. gray

Ancestry of “sinza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecinzagrey; ash, ashes
2Old Portuguesecĩisaash, ashes
3Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
4Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Vulgar Latin cinisia →