Where does “madaamidofo” come from?

madaamidofo (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba dá — to pour (down or into).

madaamidofo (Yoruba): insurance, collaborative security

Definitions

  1. insurance, collaborative security

Ancestry of “madaamidofo”, step by step

madaamidofo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba dá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubadáto pour (down or into)

via Yoruba mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamíme first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb

via Yoruba máà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubamáàMarks the anticipative aspect (see table below) with reference to a future, anticipated event
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