Where does “PNPase” come from?

PNPase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

PNPase (English): Polynucleotide phosphorylase, an RNA-degrading...

Definitions

  1. Polynucleotide phosphorylase, an RNA-degrading...

Ancestry of “PNPase”, step by step

PNPase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English PNP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPNPInitialism of party and play; Initialism of...
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-
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