Where does “Ilọri” come from?

Ilọri (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

Ilọri (Yoruba): orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá, given to a child born while their mother was not menstruating

Definitions

  1. orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá, given to a child born while their mother was not menstruating

Ancestry of “Ilọri”, step by step

Ilọri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba rí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaríto see, to find

via Yoruba lọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubalọ̀—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →