Where does “adha'komo weyudu” come from?
adha'komo weyudu (Ye'kwana) comes from Ye'kwana adha'komo, from Ye'kwana -ato, from Ye'kwana -tö — forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person.
adha'komo weyudu (Ye'kwana): the visible Sun, as opposed to its never-setting invisible double or spirit (ökato)
Definitions
- the visible Sun, as opposed to its never-setting invisible double or spirit (ökato)
Ancestry of “adha'komo weyudu”, step by step
adha'komo weyudu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ye'kwana adha'komo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ye'kwana | adha'komo | mortals, ephemeral creatures |
| 2 | Ye'kwana | -ato | Forms nouns from adverbs, adverbial verb forms, and postpositions, typically with the sense of ‘one that (is) …’, ‘one that has the quality of …’ |
| 3 | Ye'kwana | -tö | forms the plural of the distant past tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are first- or second-person |
via Ye'kwana weyu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ye'kwana | weyu | rays of the sun, sunbeams |