Where does “madaarikan” come from?

madaarikan (Yoruba) comes from Chinese kàn.

madaarikan (Yoruba): A type of Yoruba incantation or spell, used to ward off a preemptive supernatural attack

Definitions

  1. A type of Yoruba incantation or spell, used to ward off a preemptive supernatural attack

Ancestry of “madaarikan”, step by step

madaarikan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese kàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesekàn

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubato pour (down or into)

via Yoruba máà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubamáàMarks the anticipative aspect (see table below) with reference to a future, anticipated event
Every word from Chinese kàn
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