Where does “deduwasú” come from?

deduwasú (Nheengatu) comes from Kabuverdianu dedu, from Portuguese dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

deduwasú (Nheengatu): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “deduwasú”, step by step

deduwasú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu dedu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianudedufinger; toe
2Portuguesededofinger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
3Old Portuguesededo—
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Portuguese dedão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesededãothe thumb or big toe
2Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
3Old Portuguese-ão—
4Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Portuguese dedo →