Where does “-yera” come from?

-yera (Ladino) comes from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “-yera”, step by step

-yera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European yé-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
2Chichewaiyehe, she

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

Words derived from “-yera”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →