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Where does “nada nessa mão” come from?

nada nessa mão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nada, from Old Portuguese nada, from Latin nata, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “nada nessa mão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenadanothing; to no extent; in no way; not at all;...
2Old Portuguesenadanothing
3Latinnatafemale child, daughter; girl; second-person...
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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