Where does “Paankɔc Ciɛl de Apirïka” come from?
Paankɔc Ciɛl de Apirïka (Dinka) comes from Dinka Apirïka, from English Africa, from Old French Affrike, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps — the god Apis.
Ancestry of “Paankɔc Ciɛl de Apirïka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinka | Apirïka | — |
| 2 | English | Africa | contrasted with the Maghreb |
| 3 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 4 | Latin | āfricus | African |
| 5 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 6 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |