Where does “abanão” come from?

abanão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abano, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abanão (Portuguese): a shake, jolt sudden movement

Definitions

  1. a shake, jolt sudden movement

Ancestry of “abanão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabanofan; the act of waving
2Portugueseá-a- not; without
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →