Where does “nhum” come from?
nhum (Macanese) comes from Portuguese Senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
nhum (Macanese): boy; child; young man
Ancestry of “nhum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Senhor | — |
| 2 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 3 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |