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

Definitions

  1. boy; child; young man

Ancestry of “nhum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSenhorused before a name; Mister
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →