Where does “อาดดิสอาบาบา” come from?
อาดดิสอาบาบา (Thai) comes from English Addis Ababa, from Amharic አዲስ አበባ, from Amharic አዲስ, from Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ- — to be(come) new.
Ancestry of “อาดดิสอาบาบา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Addis Ababa | — |
| 2 | Amharic | አዲስ አበባ | new flower |
| 3 | Amharic | አዲስ | new |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *ḥdṯ- | to be(come) new |