Where does “nim” come from?

nim (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sim, from Old Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

nim (Portuguese): neem; yes and no

Definitions

  1. neem; yes and no

Ancestry of “nim”, step by step

nim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesimyes; indeed; do; yes; yea
2Old Portuguesesiyes, affirmatively
3Latinsibithe dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Hindi नीम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनीमneem
2Urduنیمrule; law; principle
3Sanskritनिम्बAzadirachta indica; margosa or neem tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye →Every word from Latin sibi →