Where does “ajepako” come from?

ajepako (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from Yoruba ajẹpako, from Central Melanau je-, from Central Melanau ja — one.

ajepako (Nigerian Pidgin): hustler; someone who has grown up in a less privileged, more challenging environment

Definitions

  1. hustler; someone who has grown up in a less privileged, more challenging environment

Ancestry of “ajepako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaajẹpakoperson from an unprivileged background; a person that hustles
2Central Melanauje-uni-
3Central Melanaujaone
Every word from Central Melanau ja →Every word from Central Melanau je- →Every word from Yoruba ajẹpako →