Where does “ọja” come from?

ọja (Yoruba) comes from Polish Ja-, from Yao (Africa) ji-, from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- — Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord.

ọja (Yoruba): village, town, homestead

Definitions

  1. village, town, homestead

Ancestry of “ọja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJa-—
2Yao (Africa)ji-Class 9 subject concord
3Proto-Bantujɪ́-Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- →Every word from Polish Ja- →Every word from Yao (Africa) ji- →