Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese não, from Old Occitan non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nam (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of não

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of não

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenãonot; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right?
2Old Occitannon—
3Latinnōnnot
4Old Latinnoenum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →