Where does “abatao” come from?

abatao (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba àbàtà, from Irish bata-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

abatao (Yoruba): slap with the hand

Definitions

  1. slap with the hand

Ancestry of “abatao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàbàtàmarshy or swampy area; swamp
2Irishbata-batho-; bathy-
3Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
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