Where does “Ẹfunpọroye” come from?

Ẹfunpọroye (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba oyè, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “Ẹfunpọroye”, step by step

Ẹfunpọroye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba oyè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaoyè—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

via Yoruba ẹfun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹfunchalk
2Proto-Germanicfun-Stem meaning moisture, mould, mildew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

via Yoruba ìpọ̀rí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìpọ̀rí—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba oyè →