Where does “ẹrọ iranṣọ” come from?
ẹrọ iranṣọ (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,...
ẹrọ iranṣọ (Yoruba): sewing machine
Definitions
- sewing machine
Ancestry of “ẹrọ iranṣọ”, step by step
ẹrọ iranṣọ 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 Yoruba ẹ̀rọ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹ̀rọ | machine, technology, device |
| 2 | Irish | ró- | too, overly; very; over- |
| 3 | Old Irish | ro- | indicates a perfective aspect; indicates... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸro- | before, in front of; in addition; to completion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |