Where does “schwa” come from?

schwa (Portuguese) comes from English schwa, from German Schwa, from Hebrew שְׁוָא.

schwa (Portuguese): schwa

Definitions

  1. schwa

Ancestry of “schwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishschwaAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a"...
2GermanSchwaschwa; shva
3Hebrewשְׁוָא—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁוָא →Every word from German Schwa →Every word from English schwa →