Where does “ẹrọ ifọbọ” come from?

ẹrọ ifọbọ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹ̀rọ, from Irish ró-, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ẹrọ ifọbọ (Yoruba): washing machine

Definitions

  1. washing machine

Ancestry of “ẹrọ ifọbọ”, step by step

ẹrọ ifọbọ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹ̀rọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹ̀rọmachine, technology, device
2Irishró-too, overly; very; over-
3Old Irishro-indicates a perfective aspect; indicates...
4Proto-Celticɸro-before, in front of; in addition; to completion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Yoruba àbọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàbọ̀younger sibling
2Yorubaa-—

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Irish ro- →