Where does “àwòrán” come from?
àwòrán (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ran-, from German heran, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
àwòrán (Yoruba): the act of observing or watching to ponder
Definitions
- the act of observing or watching to ponder
Ancestry of “àwòrán”, step by step
àwòrán traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian ran-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ran- | pleasure, joy |
| 2 | German | heran | near, close to, over to |
| 3 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 4 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Proto-Bantu à-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |