Where does “ninhário” come from?

ninhário (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ninho, from Old Portuguese nio, from Latin nidus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ninhário (Portuguese): a collection of close bird nests

Definitions

  1. a collection of close bird nests

Ancestry of “ninhário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseninhonest; one’s home viewed affectionately
2Old Portuguesenionest
3Latinnidusnest; dwelling for animals
4Proto-Italicnizdosnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →