Where does “ṣeṣe” come from?

ṣeṣe (Yoruba) comes from Tocharian B ṣe, from Portuguese oni-, from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.

ṣeṣe (Yoruba): to get hurt; to be injured

Definitions

  1. to get hurt; to be injured

Ancestry of “ṣeṣe”, step by step

ṣeṣe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tocharian B ṣe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tocharian Bṣeone
2Portugueseoni-Alternative form of omni-
3Irishai-—
4Old Frencha-indicating movement towards something;...
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Proto-Italic*ad-ad

via Yoruba ẹsẹ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹsẹ̀—
2Yorubaẹ̀-—
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