Where does “nhame” come from?

nhame (Macanese) comes from Portuguese inhame, from Fula nyami — to eat.

nhame (Macanese): yam

Definitions

yam

Ancestry of “nhame”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	inhame	yam
2	Fula	nyami	to eat

Words derived from “nhame”

nhamada

Every word from Fula nyami →Every word from Portuguese inhame →