Where does “gbẹwudani” come from?
gbẹwudani (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba dani, 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.
gbẹwudani (Yoruba): a submissive man
Definitions
- a submissive man
Ancestry of “gbẹwudani”, step by step
gbẹwudani traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba dani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | dani | to own something in ones own right |
| 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 gbà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gbà | to rescue, to save, to deliver |