Where does “ẹsẹ-adiẹ” come from?

ẹsẹ-adiẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹsẹ̀, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

ẹsẹ-adiẹ (Yoruba): The edible fungus Schizophyllum commune, which resembles the foot of a chicken

Definitions

  1. The edible fungus Schizophyllum commune, which resembles the foot of a chicken

Ancestry of “ẹsẹ-adiẹ”, step by step

ẹsẹ-adiẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹsẹ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹsẹ̀—
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Yoruba adìẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaadìẹchicken
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