Where does “adumaadan” come from?
adumaadan (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-European dan-.
adumaadan (Yoruba): a beautiful dark-skinned person
Definitions
- a beautiful dark-skinned person
Ancestry of “adumaadan”, step by step
adumaadan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European dan-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dan- | — |
via Proto-Bantu à-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |
via Yoruba máa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | máa | Marks the anticipative aspect (see table below) with reference to a future, anticipated event |