Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sua, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sa (Vulgar Latin): paternal uncle

Definitions

  1. paternal uncle

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuanominative singular feminine of suus; nominative...
2Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →