Where does “Adefunkẹ” come from?

Adefunkẹ (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Germanic fun-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Ancestry of “Adefunkẹ”, step by step

Adefunkẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic fun-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfun-Stem meaning moisture, mould, mildew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

via Yoruba adé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaadécrown
2Yorubaa-—

via Yoruba kẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakẹ́to cry; to shout; to scream
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