Where does “ọyun” come from?

ọyun (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ọ̀, from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

ọyun (Yoruba): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “ọyun”, step by step

ọyun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọ̀The letter with low tone}}
2Haitian Creolekòbody
3Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Yoruba yún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubayún—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →