Where does “asu” come from?

asu (Tetum) comes from Portuguese aço, from Old Portuguese açeyro, from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

asu (Tetum): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “asu”, step by step

asu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese aço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçosteel
2Old Portugueseaçeyro—
3Late Latinaciariumsteel
4Latinaciēssharp edge or point
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
2Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic akēō →