Where does “ṣelu” come from?

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

ṣelu (Yoruba): to govern

Definitions

  1. to govern

Ancestry of “ṣelu”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- →Every word from Latin ad- →Every word from Old French a- →