Where does “ẹfun” come from?

ẹfun (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Germanic fun-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

ẹfun (Yoruba): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “ẹfun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ẹfun

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-Every word from Proto-Germanic fun-