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Where does “Elvii” come from?
Elvii (English) comes from Alemannic German ii-, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
Ancestry of “Elvii”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Alemannic German
ii-
Forming compound words indicating physical or...
2
Proto-Bantu
ì-
Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →
Every word from Alemannic German ii- →