Where does “afayafa” come from?

afayafa (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba fà, from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

afayafa (Yoruba): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “afayafa”, step by step

afayafa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba fà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubafàto pull
2Yorubaawe
3Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba àyà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàyàwife
Every word from Yoruba gùn →Every word from Yoruba a →Every word from Yoruba fà →