Where does “ọmọ ile iwe” come from?

ọmọ ile iwe (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ilé-ìwé, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

ọmọ ile iwe (Yoruba): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “ọmọ ile iwe”, step by step

ọmọ ile iwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ilé-ìwé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubailé-ìwéschool
2Yorubailéhome; house

via Yoruba ọmọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọmọchild
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Yoruba ilé-ìwé →