Where does “uma” come from?

uma (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese um, from Old Portuguese ũu, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

uma (Portuguese): feminine of um; feminine singular of um; feminine...

Definitions

  1. feminine of um; feminine singular of um; feminine...

Ancestry of “uma”, step by step

uma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese um

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseumone; a, an; The figure or digit "1": one
2Old PortugueseũuMasculine singular indefinite article; a; an
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Old Portuguese ũa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseũafeminine singular of ũu
2Latinunanominative/vocative feminine singular of ūnus;...
3Latinunusone, single; alone; one; 1
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →