Where does “ajao ajọsọn” come from?
ajao ajọsọn (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.
ajao ajọsọn (Yoruba): a type of rodent known as the anomalure in the genus Anomalurus, specifically the Beecroft's flying squirrel, it resembles but is not closely related to the main family of flying squirrels
Definitions
- a type of rodent known as the anomalure in the genus Anomalurus, specifically the Beecroft's flying squirrel, it resembles but is not closely related to the main family of flying squirrels
Ancestry of “ajao ajọsọn”, step by step
ajao ajọsọn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Bantu à-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |
via Yoruba jọ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | jọ | to sieve; to filter |
via Yoruba àjàò
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | àjàò | rodents known as anomalures, specifically two species of rodent in genus Anomalurus that occur in Nigeria, Beecroft's flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) and Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus), not closely related to the better-known group of flying squirrels of the Sciurid |