Where does “suâ” come from?
suâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese sua, from Vulgar Latin *suanam, from Latin sūs, from Proto-Italic *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
suâ (Macanese): to sweat
Definitions
- to sweat
Ancestry of “suâ”, step by step
suâ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sua | Feminine singular form of possessive seu;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *suanam | — |
| 3 | Latin | sūs | pig, swine, hog, boar, or sow |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *sūs | pig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |