Where does “ẹni ti ọkan mi yan” come from?
ẹni ti ọkan mi yan (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba mí — me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb.
ẹni ti ọkan mi yan (Yoruba): lover, sweetheart
Definitions
- lover, sweetheart
Ancestry of “ẹni ti ọkan mi yan”, step by step
ẹni ti ọkan mi yan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba mí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mí | me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb |
via Yoruba yàn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | yàn | — |
via Yoruba ọkàn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọkàn | one |