Where does “ọjọ-ori” come from?

ọjọ-ori (Yoruba) comes from Romanian ori-, from Romanian ori, from Romanian oare — well; really.

ọjọ-ori (Yoruba): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “ọjọ-ori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianori-prefixed to question words, meaning "any"
2Romanianorior; either
3Romanianoarewell; really
Every word from Romanian oare →