Etymology

daladala

D2A1L1A1D2A1L1A1

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Swahili daladala ← English dollar ← Dutch daler
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Swahilidalaredup.
  11. Swahilidaladala
  12. English todaydaladala

From Swahili daladala, duplicated call of dala (“5-shilling coin”), from English dollar, q.v. Compare US dollar van.

Words from the same roots

Englishdollar all →

taladala

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