Where does “ọrọwa” come from?

ọrọwa (Yoruba) comes from Polish -owa, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

ọrọwa (Yoruba): a central large inward-facing, typically open roof, hall or courtyard that serves as the main connective and activity space for a dwelling

Definitions

  1. a central large inward-facing, typically open roof, hall or courtyard that serves as the main connective and activity space for a dwelling

Ancestry of “ọrọwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owaFeminization suffix used to form a female surname...
2Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Old Polish -owy →Every word from Polish -owa →