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Where does “sinal” come from?

sinal (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese synal, from Polish syn, from Old Polish syn, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

sinal (Portuguese): sign; mark; trace; signal; deposit; down payment

Definitions

  1. sign; mark; trace; signal; deposit; down payment

Ancestry of “sinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesynal—
2Polishsynson
3Old Polishsyn—
4Proto-Slavicsynъson
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀnusson
6Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “sinal”

  • assinalar
  • sinalizar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →