Where does “iware” come from?

iware (Middle English) comes from Yoruba ìwà, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

Ancestry of “iware”, step by step

iware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìwà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìwàcharacter, behavior
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba rẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubarẹ́—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìwà →