Where does “sim” come from?
sim (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese si, from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sim (Portuguese): yes; indeed; do; yes; yea
Definitions
- yes; indeed; do; yes; yea
Ancestry of “sim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | si | yes, affirmatively |
| 2 | Latin | sibi | the dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sébʰye | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |