Where does “ninhũa” come from?

ninhũa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “ninhũa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
2Latinnequenot; and not, also not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ninhũa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷeEvery word from Latin neque