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The etymology of the word {{tp|esun}} is uncertain. According to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} in 2020, "{{tok|esun}} was told [to her] by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the {{w|Akan languages|Akan family}} in {{w|West Africa}}".<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/599425964325470209/782477889777172480|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|channel=tomo-toki-ante|quote={{tok|esun}} was told to me by a taxi driver who spoke a language from the Akan family in West Africa}}</ref> However, it is unclear which language and which word it originated from. It might possibly be from {{w|Twi language|Twi}} ''{{lang|tw|edwom}}'', meaning "market (place)",<ref>[https://learnakandictionary.com/english-twi/market/ Twi Translation of "market"]. ''LEARNAKANDICTIONARY.COM''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> according to {{tok|ale sa}} in 2023.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|ale sa}}|username=nim64|url=https://discord.com/channels/969386329513295872/969799336563212298/1163307396924444803|server={{tp|kama sona}}|channel=learning-general}}</ref>

The [[semantic space]] space of {{tp|esun}} includes trading and exchanging.<ref>{{tok|lipamanka}}.cite [https://lipamanka.gay/essays/dictionary toki pona dictionary]. ''{{tok|lipamanka}}'s website''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> Exchanging is not limited to money; it can be anything either concrete (such as {{w|barter}}) or abstract (such as exchanging knowledge). It includes the act of trading, something of or relating to trading, and a place of business. For the place, some examples include markets, shops, fairs, bazaars.

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