Where does “ọmọlangidi” come from?

ọmọlangidi (Yoruba) comes from Maltese gidi, from Old English gidiġ, from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz — ghostly, spirited.

Ancestry of “ọmọlangidi”, step by step

ọmọlangidi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese gidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegidikid
2Old Englishgidiġ—
3Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited

via Proto-Nguni lá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunilá-Class 5 possessive concord
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Yoruba ọmọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọmọchild
Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →