Where does “qualunga” come from?
qualunga (Macanese) comes from Macanese unga, from Old Portuguese ũa, from Latin una, from Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
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Ancestry of “qualunga”, step by step
qualunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macanese unga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macanese | unga | a, an, one |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ũa | feminine singular of ũu |
| 3 | Latin | una | nominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;... |
| 4 | Latin | unus | one, single; alone; one; 1 |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Macanese qual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macanese | qual | — |