Where does “irmã” come from?
irmã (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese irmãa, from Latin germana — inflection of germānus:
## feminine...
irmã (Portuguese): sister
Ancestry of “irmã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | irmãa | — |
| 2 | Latin | germana | inflection of germānus:
## feminine... |