Where does “danwo” come from?

danwo (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba wò, from Yoruba èwo — which; what.

danwo (Yoruba): to test someone or oneself; to try to do something

Definitions

  1. to test someone or oneself; to try to do something

Ancestry of “danwo”, step by step

danwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba wò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubawò—
2Yorubaèwowhich; what

via Proto-Indo-European dan-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandan-—
Every word from Yoruba èwo →