English
madow
Madow comes from Somali madow ‘black’.
- Somalimodernmadow‘black’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Somalimodernmadow‘black’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Mobbin’: “I swear that he owes me dough from the…”
Every English word from Somali madow
Today it means
noun heroin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Somali madow / madow