Portuguese-based creole languages meaning "in" and/or "on", which would come from the Portuguese contraction "na" meaning "in the" (feminine singular). The Portuguese word for "creole" is "crioulo", which derives from the verb "criar" ("to raise", "to bring up") and a suffix "-oulo" of debated origin. Originally the word was used to distinguish the members of any ethnic group who were born and raised in the colonies from those who were born in their homeland. In Africa it was often applied to locally born people of (wholly or partly) Portuguese descent, as opposed to those born in Portugal; whereas in Brazil it was also
Etymology of Kapisa Etymology of Kapisa The original form and meaning of the toponym Kapisa or Kapiśa – a country located during prehistory in part of modern Afghanistan – are unknown. The related name Kapiśi refers to a city (centered near modern Bagram), that is believed to have been Kapisa's capital. Kapiśa is also widely believed to be synonymous with Kamboja – a toponym found in ancient Indian literature and religious texts. Perhaps the earliest references to Kapiśa "per se" are by the 5th century BCE Indian scholar Pāṇini (writing in Sanskrit) who also refers to Kapiśi, and "kapiśayana", a wine made in