Where does “ọkọ oju irin” come from?

ọkọ oju irin (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ìrìn, from Italian rin-, from Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-Germanic ankwô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éngʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éngʷn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ọkọ oju irin (Yoruba): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “ọkọ oju irin”, step by step

ọkọ oju irin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìrìn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìrìnmetal in particular iron
2Italianrin-Alternative form of ri-; Alternative form of re-;...
3Middle High Germananketrout; joint of the foot, nape of neck
4Old High Germananchobutter
5Proto-Germanicankwôointment; butter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éngʷō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éngʷn̥fat, butter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

via Yoruba ojú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaojúeye
2YorubaỌ̀runthe place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place

via Yoruba ọkọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọkọhoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ-