Where does “Ajọkẹ” come from?

Ajọkẹ (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

Ancestry of “Ajọkẹ”, step by step

Ajọkẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba kẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakẹ́to cry; to shout; to scream

via Yoruba jọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubajọto sieve; to filter
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-