Where does “nnụnụ ezi” come from?

nnụnụ ezi (Igbo) comes from Ingrian ezi, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

nnụnụ ezi (Igbo): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

Ancestry of “nnụnụ ezi”, step by step

nnụnụ ezi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ezi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianezifront; facade
2Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
3Albanian*etës
4Proto-Albanian*aitatja
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Igbo nnụnụ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Igbonnụnụbird generic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Albanian *aitatja