Where does “andama” come from?

andama (Swahili) comes from Portuguese -ama, from Portuguese -ame, from Latin -amen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

andama (Swahili): to follow, accompany, succeed

Definitions

  1. to follow, accompany, succeed

Ancestry of “andama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-amaforms nouns indicating a disorderly group or...
2Portuguese-ameforms nouns indicating a group or collection of...
3Latin-amen—
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

Words derived from “andama”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Portuguese -ama →