Where does “won-” come from?
won- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...
Ancestry of “won-”, step by step
won- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European wā-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wā- | to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,... |
via Yoruba ìwé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ìwé | — |
via Yoruba ìyẹ̀n
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ìyẹ̀n | that thing/person |