Where does “ẹda” come from?

ẹda (Yoruba) comes from Scottish Gaelic dà-, from Scottish Gaelic dà, from Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic dwau, from Proto-Brythonic dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

ẹda (Yoruba): a small species of bush rat; in particular Natal multimammate mouse

Definitions

  1. a small species of bush rat; in particular Natal multimammate mouse

Ancestry of “ẹda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdà-bi-, di-, two-
2Scottish Gaelicdàtwo
3Old Irishdátwo
4Proto-Celticdwautwo
5Proto-Brythonicdọwtwo
6Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Scottish Gaelic dà- →
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