Where does “ogidan” come from?

ogidan (Dongxiang) comes from Dongxiang ogi, from Proto-Mongolic ög- — to give.

ogidan (Dongxiang): manner of giving

Definitions

  1. manner of giving

Ancestry of “ogidan”, step by step

ogidan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dongxiang ogi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dongxiangogito give
2Proto-Mongolicög-to give

via Dongxiang dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dongxiangdanwall
Every word from Proto-Mongolic ög-Every word from Dongxiang ogi