Where does “su” come from?

su (Macanese) comes from Indo-Portuguese su, from Old Portuguese seu, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

su (Macanese): his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own)

Definitions

  1. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own)

Ancestry of “su”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Portuguesesuhis; her; its
2Old Portugueseseuthird-person singular possessive pronoun: his,...
3Latinsuushis, her, its, their
4Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →