Where does “Motunrayọ” come from?
Motunrayọ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ayo, from Proto-Indo-European -yo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.
Ancestry of “Motunrayọ”, step by step
Motunrayọ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ayo | wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -yo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *iu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *iSu | — |
via Yoruba rí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | rí | to see, to find |
via Yoruba mọ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mọ̀ | to know |