Where does “ẹwadun” come from?
ẹwadun (Yoruba) comes from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
ẹwadun (Yoruba): decade
Definitions
- decade
Ancestry of “ẹwadun”, step by step
ẹwadun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish odun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | odun | firewood |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Yoruba ẹ̀wá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹ̀wá | ten |