Where does “ahi” come from?

ahi (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aí, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

ahi (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of aí

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of aí

Ancestry of “ahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaíthere; towards the second person; then
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →
ahi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer