Where does “Muyiwa” come from?

Muyiwa (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni mú-, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀- — 2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

Muyiwa (Yoruba): usually a shortening of a longer name such as Olúwamúyìwá, Oyèmúyìwá, Ògúnmúyìwá, Adémúyìwá, Ifámúyìwá etc

Definitions

  1. usually a shortening of a longer name such as Olúwamúyìwá, Oyèmúyìwá, Ògúnmúyìwá, Adémúyìwá, Ifámúyìwá etc

Ancestry of “Muyiwa”, step by step

Muyiwa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni mú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunimú-Class 1 object concord
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀-2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

via Proto-Nguni wá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniwá-Class 1 possessive concord; Class 3 possessive...
2Proto-Bantujʊ̀á-Class 1 possessive concord

via Yoruba [[iyì]] ''or'' [[uyì]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yoruba[[iyì]] ''or'' [[uyì]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀-Every word from Proto-Nguni mú-