Where does “ekseli” come from?
ekseli (Swahili) comes from English axle, from Middle English axil, from Old English eax, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ekseli (Swahili): axle
Ancestry of “ekseli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | axle | Shoulder; The pin or spindle on which a wheel... |
| 2 | Middle English | axil | axle |
| 3 | Old English | eax | axis, axle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahsō | axle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |