Where does “ẹyẹle” come from?

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

ẹyẹle (Yoruba): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

Ancestry of “ẹyẹle”, step by step

ẹyẹle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹyẹ

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

via Yoruba ilé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba ẹyẹ →