Where does “minha” come from?
minha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mĩa, from Latin mea, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic meos — my.
minha (Portuguese): Feminine singular form of possessive meu
Definitions
- Feminine singular form of possessive meu
Ancestry of “minha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | mĩa | — |
| 2 | Latin | mea | nominative feminine singular of meus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | meus | my, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meos | my |