Where does “Ọjọru” come from?
Ọjọru (Yoruba) comes from Vietnamese rú, from Old French rue, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
Ọjọru (Yoruba): Wednesday
Definitions
- Wednesday
Ancestry of “Ọjọru”, step by step
Ọjọru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese rú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | rú | forest, woods; mountain; mountainous areas |
| 2 | Old French | rue | rue (plant) |
| 3 | Latin | rūga | a crease in the face, wrinkle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Yoruba ọjọ́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọjọ́ | — |