Where does “Kofoworọla” come from?

Kofoworọla (Yoruba) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Kofoworọla”, step by step

Kofoworọla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole kò

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

via Vietnamese rà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Yoruba Ọlá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaỌláhonor, prestige, wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →