Where does “adonka” come from?
adonka (Maquiritari) comes from Ye'kwana -ka — forms privative transitive verbs from nouns, with a meaning of ‘to deprive of X’, ‘to extract X from’, ‘to X away’: dis-, ex.
adonka (Maquiritari): to cure, heal; to make one feel good; to revive
Definitions
- to cure, heal; to make one feel good; to revive
Ancestry of “adonka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ye'kwana | -ka | forms privative transitive verbs from nouns, with a meaning of ‘to deprive of X’, ‘to extract X from’, ‘to X away’: dis-, ex |