Where does “awa” come from?

awa (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English our, from Middle English oure, from Old English ūr, from Proto-West Germanic ūr, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

awa (Nigerian Pidgin): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “awa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishourBelonging to us; Of, from, or belonging to the...
2Middle Englishoureour; my, mine; aurochs
3Old Englishūraurochs
4Proto-West Germanicūraurochs
5Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ūr →
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