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Where does “Togolander” come from?

Togolander (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder.

Togolander (English): A native or inhabitant of Togoland

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Togoland

Ancestry of “Togolander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایر—
4Old Anatolian Turkishایر—
5Proto-Turkicēder—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →