Where does “Comoraans” come from?
Comoraans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Comoraan, from Afrikaans aan, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Comoraans (Afrikaans): Comorian; Comoran of, from, or pertaining to the Comoros, the Comorian people or the Comorian language
Definitions
- Comorian; Comoran of, from, or pertaining to the Comoros, the Comorian people or the Comorian language
Ancestry of “Comoraans”, step by step
Comoraans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Comoraan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Comoraan | Comorian; Comoran person from the Comoros or of Comorian descent |
| 2 | Afrikaans | aan | on; at; on; to |
| 3 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |