Where does “ledwa” come from?

ledwa (Seychellois Creole) comes from French doigt, from Middle French doigt, from Old French doit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ledwa (Seychellois Creole): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “ledwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoigtfinger; toe
2Middle Frenchdoigtfinger
3Old Frenchdoitfinger
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Latin digitusEvery word from Old French doit
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