Where does “ẹyẹ” come from?

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

ẹyẹ (Yoruba): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “ẹyẹ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ẹyẹ”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →