English
Trokosi
Trokosi comes from English tro ‘god’.
- English1500–presenttro‘god’
- Englishearliest quotation 1998Trokosi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presenttro‘god’
- Englishearliest quotation 1998Trokosi
Earliest quotation: 1998, Ghana Criminal Code of 1960, Act 29: “Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of…”
Every English word from English tro
Today it means
noun The practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English tro / Trokosi