Where does “aṣa” come from?
aṣa (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ṣà, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex — old.
aṣa (Yoruba): A general name for the hawk or kite, but in particular the Black-winged kite
Definitions
- A general name for the hawk or kite, but in particular the Black-winged kite
Ancestry of “aṣa”, step by step
aṣa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ṣà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ṣà | Sir |
| 2 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 3 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 4 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 5 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 7 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 8 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Proto-Bantu à-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |