Where does “da pada” come from?
da pada (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba padà, from Scottish Gaelic dà-, from Scottish Gaelic dà, from Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic dwau, from Proto-Brythonic dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
da pada (Yoruba): to return (an item)
Definitions
- to return (an item)
Ancestry of “da pada”, step by step
da pada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba padà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | padà | to return to turn back |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | dà- | bi-, di-, two- |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | dà | two |
| 4 | Old Irish | dá | two |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dwau | two |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | dọw | two |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *duwo | two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Yoruba dá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | dá | to pour (down or into) |