Where does “Ijaye” come from?

Ijaye (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ijaye (Yoruba): an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war

Definitions

  1. an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war

Ancestry of “Ijaye”, step by step

Ijaye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European yé-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
2Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →