Where does “Àjàyí” come from?

Àjàyí (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni yí-, from Proto-Bantu gɪ́- — Class 4 pronominal concord; Class 4 subject...

Àjàyí (Yoruba): an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born sideways or facing downwards

Definitions

  1. an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born sideways or facing downwards

Ancestry of “Àjàyí”, step by step

Àjàyí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni yí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniyí-Class 4 subject concord; form of *í- used when...
2Proto-Bantugɪ́-Class 4 pronominal concord; Class 4 subject...

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

Words derived from “Àjàyí”

Every word from Proto-Bantu gɪ́- →Every word from Proto-Nguni yí- →