Where does “na” come from?

na (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ena, from Old Portuguese a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseena
2Old Portugueseato; towards; Alternative spelling of á
3LatinAdtoward, to
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “na

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille