Where does “ikede” come from?

ikede (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba kéde, from Navajo -ké — Pluralizing enclitic, indicating three or more....

ikede (Yoruba): announcement, declaration

Definitions

  1. announcement, declaration

Ancestry of “ikede”, step by step

ikede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba kéde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakédeto announce; to proclaim; to declare
2Navajo-kéPluralizing enclitic, indicating three or more....

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Navajo -kéEvery word from Yoruba kéde
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