Where does “einan” come from?

einan (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese eis, from Arabic هَا — behold, look!; oh.

einan (Papiamentu): that, those

Definitions

  1. that, those

Ancestry of “einan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseeishere is, here are
2Arabicهَاbehold, look!; oh
Every word from Arabic هَا →Every word from Portuguese eis →