Where does “waxa” come from?
waxa (Old Frisian) comes from Somali wax — something.
Ancestry of “waxa”, step by step
waxa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Somali wax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somali | wax | something |
via Proto-Oceanic *waga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *waga | — |