Where does “dugutigi” come from?

dugutigi (Bambara) comes from Old Norse -tigi, from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic *teguz.

dugutigi (Bambara): village chief

Definitions

  1. village chief

Ancestry of “dugutigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-tigi-ty indicating multiples of ten
2Proto-Germanictigiwiznominative/vocative plural of *teguz
3Proto-Germanic*teguz
Every word from Proto-Germanic *teguzEvery word from Proto-Germanic tigiwizEvery word from Old Norse -tigi
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