Where does “calma aí” come from?

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

calma aí (Portuguese): wait; calm yourself

Definitions

  1. wait; calm yourself

Ancestry of “calma aí”, step by step

calma aí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesethere; 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

via Portuguese calma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecalmacalm; tranquility; heat produced by the sun
2Late Latincaumaheat of the midday sun; heat; heat of the day
3Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
4Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
5Proto-Hellenic*káyyō
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille