Where does “aadonka” come from?
aadonka (Ye'kwana) comes from Maquiritari adonka, from Ye'kwana -ka — forms privative transitive verbs from nouns, with a meaning of ‘to deprive of X’, ‘to extract X from’, ‘to X away’: dis-, ex.
aadonka (Ye'kwana): to heal, to get better
Definitions
- to heal, to get better
Ancestry of “aadonka”, step by step
aadonka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maquiritari adonka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maquiritari | adonka | to cure, heal; to make one feel good; to revive |
| 2 | Ye'kwana | -ka | forms privative transitive verbs from nouns, with a meaning of ‘to deprive of X’, ‘to extract X from’, ‘to X away’: dis-, ex |
via Proto-Turkic öt-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | öt- | to pass, go over |