Where does “estas” come from?
estas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esta, from Portuguese este, from French est, from Middle French est, from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
estas (Portuguese): plural of esta
Ancestry of “estas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | esta | feminine singular of este |
| 2 | Portuguese | este | east; eastern; this |
| 3 | French | est | east; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Middle French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 5 | Old French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 6 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |