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Where does “adakusa” come from?

adakusa (Maquiritari) comes from Spanish arcabuz, from French arquebuse, from Dutch haakbus, from Dutch bus, from Latin omnibus, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

adakusa (Maquiritari): rifle, gun; A mythical cane that controlled and...

Definitions

  1. rifle, gun; A mythical cane that controlled and...

Ancestry of “adakusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharcabuzharquebus; harquebusier
2Frencharquebusearquebus; first-person singular present...
3Dutchhaakbusharquebus, arquebus
4Dutchbusbus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus
5Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
6Latinomnisevery; all
7Proto-Italicopnis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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