Where does “nemigalha” come from?
nemigalha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nemigalla, from Proto-Kartvelian nen-, from Old Frisian ēn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nemigalha (Portuguese): absolutely nothing
Ancestry of “nemigalha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | nemigalla | absolutely nothing |
| 2 | Proto-Kartvelian | nen- | — |
| 3 | Old Frisian | ēn | one |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |