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Where does “ọrọ orukọ” come from?
ọrọ orukọ (Yoruba) comes from Old Dutch -oro, from Ingrian ori, from Proto-Finnic orih — stallion.
Ancestry of “ọrọ orukọ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
-oro
—
2
Ingrian
ori
stallion
3
Proto-Finnic
orih
stallion
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