Where does “ọ̀” come from?

ọ̀ (Yoruba) comes from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

ọ̀ (Yoruba): The letter with low tone}}

Definitions

  1. The letter with low tone}}

Ancestry of “ọ̀”, step by step

ọ̀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolebody
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Proto-Indo-European won-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwon-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

Words derived from “ọ̀

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-