Where does “adda” come from?

adda (Afar) comes from Arabic عد, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

adda (Afar): time, occasion

Definitions

  1. time, occasion

Ancestry of “adda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعدto count; to consider; verbal noun of عَدَّ
2Arabicد—
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ →Every word from Arabic د →Every word from Arabic عد →