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Where does “aji” come from?

aji (Haitian Creole) comes from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aji (Haitian Creole): act

Definitions

  1. act

Ancestry of “aji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagirto act; to act, to do; to act, behave
2Latinageresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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