Where does “unu” come from?
unu (Jamaican Creole) comes from Jamaican Creole unnu, from Igbo únù, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ — fat, oil.
unu (Jamaican Creole): Alternative spelling of unnu
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of unnu
Ancestry of “unu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaican Creole | unnu | you, y'all; your |
| 2 | Igbo | únù | you, "second personal plural pronoun" |
| 3 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |