Where does “Gwalkwas” come from?
Gwalkwas (Hausa) comes from English Gold Coast, from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
Gwalkwas (Hausa): Gold Coast colonial name of modern Ghana
Definitions
- Gold Coast colonial name of modern Ghana
Ancestry of “Gwalkwas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gold Coast | The region was later incorporated into the eponymous British colony, that later became Ghana |
| 2 | English | coast | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean,... |
| 3 | Middle English | coste | — |
| 4 | Old French | costé | side |
| 5 | Latin | costātus | ribbed |
| 6 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |