Where does “na” come from?
na (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu na, from Portuguese nã, from Old Portuguese na, from Old Portuguese ena, from Old Portuguese a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.
na (Papiamentu): at; in; inside
Definitions
- at; in; inside
Ancestry of “na”, step by step
na traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | na | at; in; on |
| 2 | Portuguese | nã | Eye dialect spelling of não |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | na | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | ena | — |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | a | to; towards; Alternative spelling of á |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Dutch naar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naar | to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose... |
| 2 | German | narr | fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts |
| 3 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 6 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 7 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |