Etymology Explorer β€Ί Portuguese

Where does β€œufa” come from?

ufa (Portuguese) comes from Gothic πŒΏπ†πŒΎπ‰, from Gothic πŒΏπ†, from Proto-Germanic *ub, from Proto-Indo-European upΓ³, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ufa (Portuguese): phew! whew!; Only used in Γ  ufa

Definitions

  1. phew! whew!; Only used in Γ  ufa

Ancestry of β€œufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒΏπ†πŒΎπ‰superfluous
2GothicπŒΏπ†under
3Proto-Germanic*ubβ€”
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanupΓ³under, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-β€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- β†’