Where does “Asefi” come from?

Asefi (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole fi, from French fille, from Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “Asefi”, step by step

Asefi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole fi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolefigirl; daughter
2Frenchfillegirl; daughter; prostitute, wench
3Middle Frenchfilledaughter; girl
4Old Frenchfilledaughter; girl
5Latinfīliadaughter
6Latinfīliusa son
7Old Latinfīlios—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Haitian Creole ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creoleaseenough
2Frenchassezenough; quite; rather
3Middle Frenchassezenough; sufficiently
4Old FrenchassezAlternative form of asez; enough
5Latinsatisenough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →