Where does “aṣọ ofi” come from?

aṣọ ofi (Yoruba) comes from Spanish ofi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

aṣọ ofi (Yoruba): highly prized fabric or clothes handwoven on a loom, in particular aso oke

Definitions

  1. highly prized fabric or clothes handwoven on a loom, in particular aso oke

Ancestry of “aṣọ ofi”, step by step

aṣọ ofi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ofi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishofioffice
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Yoruba aṣọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaaṣọany cloth, fabric, textile
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