Where does “imava” come from?
imava (Isoko) comes from Norman ive, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
imava (Isoko): two (people)
Definitions
- two (people)
Ancestry of “imava”, step by step
imava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman ive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | ive | winter |
| 2 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 3 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Proto-Eskimo ima-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eskimo | ima- | — |