Where does “no” come from?
no (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu nau, from Portuguese não, from Old Occitan non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
no (Papiamentu): no; not
Ancestry of “no”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | nau | no |
| 2 | Portuguese | não | not; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right? |
| 3 | Old Occitan | non | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |