Where does “ẹyẹ Ṣango” come from?

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

ẹyẹ Ṣango (Yoruba): Yellow-mantled widowbird

Definitions

  1. Yellow-mantled widowbird

Ancestry of “ẹyẹ Ṣango”, step by step

ẹyẹ Ṣango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹyẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹyẹbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

via Yoruba Ṣàngó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaṢàngóShango, he is also believed to have been the fourth Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, and the husband of Ọ̀ṣun, Ọya, and Ọbà
2NupeSòkó—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba ẹyẹ →