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

  1. yes; indeed; do; yes; yea

Ancestry of “sim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesiyes, affirmatively
2Latinsibithe dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansébʰye—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sébʰye →Every word from Latin sibi →