Where does “Dão” come from?

Dão (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Celtic abonā, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Dão (Portuguese): a river

Definitions

  1. a river

Ancestry of “Dão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticabonāriver
2Proto-Celticabūriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Proto-Celtic abonā →