Where does “dula” come from?
dula (Chichewa) comes from Shona dhura, from Afrikaans duur, from Dutch duur, from Dutch duren, from Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus — far; long.
dula (Chichewa): be expensive; cut into two parts, split
Definitions
- be expensive; cut into two parts, split
Ancestry of “dula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Shona | dhura | be expensive |
| 2 | Afrikaans | duur | expensive |
| 3 | Dutch | duur | expensive; duration |
| 4 | Dutch | duren | to last, to take |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | duren | to continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable |
| 6 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 7 | Latin | dūrō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |