Where does “djudjum” come from?
djudjum (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese jejum, from Old Portuguese jajũu, from Latin iēiūnium, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.
djudjum (Kabuverdianu): fasting
Definitions
- fasting
Ancestry of “djudjum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jejum | fasting |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | jajũu | — |
| 3 | Latin | iēiūnium | fast (day); fasting |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 5 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |