Where does “andwa” come from?
andwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French endroit, from Middle French endroict, from Old French endroit, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
andwa (Haitian Creole): place
Ancestry of “andwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | endroit | place, spot |
| 2 | Middle French | endroict | place |
| 3 | Old French | endroit | place, spot |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |