Where does “ọlẹ” come from?

ọlẹ (Yoruba) comes from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

ọlẹ (Yoruba): embryo, fetus

Definitions

  1. embryo, fetus

Ancestry of “ọlẹ”, step by step

ọlẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Yoruba lé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubalé—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →