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Where does “Natal” come from?

Natal (Malay) comes from Portuguese natal, from Old Portuguese natal, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “Natal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenatalnatal; native
2Old Portuguesenatal—
3Latinnātālis—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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