Where does “ganês” come from?

ganês (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ês, from Old Portuguese -és, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

ganês (Portuguese): Ghanaian of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people

Definitions

  1. Ghanaian of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people

Ancestry of “ganês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ês-ese
2Old Portuguese-és—
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →