Where does “idaji” come from?

idaji (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu jí-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

idaji (Yoruba): one half

Definitions

  1. one half

Ancestry of “idaji”, step by step

idaji traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu jí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantují-Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...
2Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
3Navajoł-the
4Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba méjì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaméjìtwo
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Proto-Bantu jí- →