Where does “iyoba” come from?

iyoba (English) comes from Yoruba iyọba, from Yoruba iyè, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

iyoba (English): A queen mother of the Kingdom of Benin

Definitions

  1. A queen mother of the Kingdom of Benin

Ancestry of “iyoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaiyọbaqueen mother
2Yorubaiyè—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →