Where does “dzodzoo” come from?

dzodzoo (Nupe) comes from Esperanto edzo, from Esperanto edzino, from Yiddish רביצין, from Hebrew רב, from Proto-Semitic rabb- — to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...

dzodzoo (Nupe): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “dzodzoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoedzohusband; spouse
2Esperantoedzinowife
3Yiddishרביציןrabbi's wife, rebbetzin
4HebrewרבMany, much; Great; Enough: more than is needed
5Proto-Semiticrabb-to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...
Every word from Proto-Semitic rabb-Every word from Hebrew רבEvery word from Yiddish רביצין